Here is your room

Your room is NOT finished yet, but Amy wanted a peek at what I have done so far.  I hope you like it, because I am not changing it back!  I love you girls very much!!

YOUR ROOM IS DONE!!!!

Keeping Christ in CHRISTmas!!!!

Hey it's Lauren! The biggest reason I am writing this is because my best friends keep telling me to do so!!! So here I am!! As we get closer to the these next two holidays I become even more excited!!! I especially look forward to Christmas!! I now have a job and am able to save up money to buy my brothers and sisters presents!!! I have waited all month to give them their presents!!! I have tried to stay in a manor that dosen't make me look like I want to get presents! You know "It is better to give than to receive." Anyway I was doing a pretty good job at it too until I was in a friends van and heard the song "Christmas with a Capital C." ( By: Go Fish) For those of you how have never heard this song, it is a song about how lots of people in the US say Happy Holidays instead of saying Merry Christmas. They go on to say that the reason is because CHRISTmas has Christ in it! That was when it hit me. Even when I say Merry Christmas I don't think about it having Christ in it! I just think about how it's a time to get off of school and spend time with my cousins. Now mind you I'm not saying that this is bad!!!!! I LOVE spending time with my cousins and family!! I'm just saying that without Jesus coming down to earth there wouldn't even be Christmas!
I had another time when I was about 12 when this thought also hit me. I was watching Love Comes Softly with my sister Emily. In the movie Marty and Missy were talking about what Marty did for Christmas when she was back home! Marty told Missy all this stuff and then at the end Missy said "And then you all sit next to the fire and your dad reads you the Christmas story."Marty said no and so fouth. All that time I was thinking "Well my daddy doesn't read the Christmas story to us either." That was when I told myself I was going to read it to myself but my daddy beat me to it. He has read the Christmas story to us the last two years!!!
For those of you who are parents and have kids, or you kids that just want to learn somthing you probably don't get out of a kids book, I suggest you go read the Christmas story to your children or yourself and see if that gives you a better perspective of what Christmas is all about!!!! You can find the Christmas story in Luke 2: 1-21!!!!!
Now as you all get up on Christmas morning remember that God loves you and that Christmas it to remind us of Jesus's birth!!!! Merry Christmas to you all!!!!!!!!

~Lauren~

Wind and tarp...

Well hey there. I just wanted to tell you all about some of the great fun that I had on Thursday!! Well some of my friends and I went to the Johnson's house, because we were bored. We saw them playing a game that looked like fun. We went over there to play. We found out that is was a very fun game. Well here is what they were doing. They were taking a tarp and when the wind came, it would pick up the tarp and the kids would run under it. It looked like a ton of fun so we wanted to try it out. And we did. We went over and started to run under it. It was fun. Then they stopped and got a bigger tarp. It was really really long and wide. It was a lot harder to get to the other side before the wind stopped. Then one time when we were going through, the wind stopped and the tarp fell on top of us. We were trying to get out, but all the people that were holding the tarp put the tarp down and came and stood on the tarp so we could not get out. We were under there for about two minutes. It got really hot under the tarp, but we finally got out. We kept doing it for about half an hour. Then they put the tarp away and it was over with. It was fun while it lasted. I hope that we get to do it again soon.
That is the fun that has been going on. Well got to go talk to you later.
*Love Emily*

Ckick-fil-a!!!!!

Well hey there it is Emily again. Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. Well a couple of days ago (I think) Chick-fil-A had a contest. You had to put your business card in a bowl and if your card got picked then they feed all the family's in your business. So one of the men in my dad's business put in his business card. Today we got fed by Chick-fil-A. We got chicken sandwiches. I am so very happy because I love Chick-fil-A. Well that's what's up. Well got to go. Talk to you later.

*Love Emily*

Returning from Airizona!!!

Well hey there it's Emily. I just want to share with you what I did on September 13-22. I went to Arizona with my mom. It was fun. We were there for about ten days. It was one of the greatest experiences that I have ever had. Well we got there on Saturday and we went shopping. But the place that I remember we went to is the mall. I only remember that because I got a surprise!!! My Grandma got my ears pierced. I was excited when my mom told the guy that I wanted to get them pierced. I was happy. Then we went back home. Then the next day was Sunday and we went to the natural bridge. Is was a little water fall. And there was a cave under it. So got to go under in the cave. It was fun. Then on Monday we went to the Grand Canyon!!! It was so awesome. I was glad to go to the Grand Canyon. So we were there like all day long. It was fun. We took pictures. Then that night we slept at a hotel because we were very far away from my Grandma's house. Then on Tuesday on the way home we went to a place called Slide Rock. It was fun too. It was some little water falls the you could slide down in your swim suite. I would of done it, but the water was way to cold. So we just walked by the the water. That was fun. Then we got home. The rest of the week we shopped, watched movies, and swam in the pool at my Grandma's!! By the end of the week, I was ready to go home. I missed everybody very badly!!

Some new photos of us

Just somthing I thought God wanted me to write!!

Here is one of my favoite verses!

Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you,
not as the world giveth give I unto you,
let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid!!

John 14:27

I just felt like God wanted me to share that with somebody who reads this blog! I don't know who but I just felt like He wanted me to!!!!! Love all of you bloggers and blog readers!!!!

~Lauren~

The best birthday party ever!!!!!

Last Friday was my Birthday party. It was so much fun. First we went to the Dunes. My cousin Austin was there at the dunes waiting for us. After we got there Austin showed us the creek and there was a part of the creek called Atlantis. It was one of the coldest parts of the creek. So we all held hands all of us went under the water. So we all conquered Atlantis!!!After that we went back to my house and dressed up like cows because it was Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-Fil-A. We all dressed up and went there and got a free meal. We all got the same thing, except for our drinks.After we ate we went back to the camp and picked up Anna and went back to my house. Then we went on a treasure hunt to find my the present that my friends got for me. My last present was a Pink Digital Camera. I was so excited when I saw the box. I couldn't believe it was really a camera!! Then Anna had to go home so we walked her home. After that we went swimming and it was about nine or nine thirty. We swam until about ten thirty. Then we went home and watched The Bee Movie. The next morning we woke up at ten forty-five. At eleven two girls had to go. We were all still in our pajamas. So they went and got changed and had to leave. I was so sad. After that all the rest of the girls lived on the camp so we just hung out the rest of the day. The end!
Well talk to you later. Emily

Happy Birthday Anna Carol Weeks!!!!

Hey guys this is a post for my best friend Anna Carol! Her birthday is on July 13th! Oh wait!!!!! THAT'S TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is turning 13!!!!!!!! Wow Anna you are soooooooo old!!!!!!!!! JK!!!!!! I am turning 14 on July 31st!!!!!!!!! Now that is old!!!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!!!! JK!!!! Hope you have a wonderful birthday Anna Carol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Lauren~

Happy Birthday To Me

Hey there its me Emily. It has been a LONG time since I have posted. So I decided to do it now. Well today is my birthday. I am turning 12. I am so excited that it is finally here. This does not sound like much fun, but I have babysat a lot today. It has been a great experience. My brother Joel and I have been having a lot of fun together. So far we have watched movies and played outside some. We have great times together all the time.
So far I have only opened one present yet because we are waiting for tonight to open the rest when everyone is here. I have opened three letters and have gotten 22 dollars. I can not wait to open my presents. Well one of the most sweetest things that happened to me today was at supper my mom decorated the place that we ate at with signs and streamers. It was so sweet. Then we came home and I opened my other presents. There was a Three Musketeer, Scotch Tape, a Sudoku book, the movie Dreamer, and a Scrap book kit. I had so much fun. I just can not wait to watch my new movie at my sleep over on Friday. I also can not wait to start to scrap book. It is going to be so much fun. Oh one last thing, please pray that I will do my quiet time more often. If you have anything that I can pray for you about please tell me by leaving a comment. Well talk to you later.
~Emily Kay Herdklotz~

Our friends and family camp

Well hey it's Emily. It has been a long time since I have blogged and I am glad to do it again. As most of you know I live on a camp and during the summer we have what is called Family Camp. I love family camp!!! We have been through three weeks and are half way through the fourth and I can already tell that before it is all done I am going to be sick of it. Anyway the third week our best friends came and we played together all week long. They have eight children and ten in the whole family. They got here at about three thirty on Monday. They usually get here on Sunday night. Well we only see each other about two times every year. So when one of the s came in I ran as fast as I could and gave her a big hug. We were together most of the time. We would go to the children's clubs together,eat together, play together and just sit together when we were bored. We had a good time. I could of spent more time with them then I did. I am sorry that I did not spend as much time with them as I could. Now I wish I had spent more time with them, but I will be shore to spend as much time with them as I can in March. We are going to see them in March. I am very excited. I can't wait to see them again. Well please don't take this wrong but I am glad they left when they did. I am only saying that because I got sick the day after they left and I would not of been able to play with them and that would have been tough on me. I am still trying to get over my sickness so if you could pray that I fully recover soon that would be very helpful. Thank you. Well got to go. Talk to you later.
~Emily~

Weeks, Weeks, and more Weeks!

Hello again! It's Lauren! Ok some "friends" of mine have been telling me since forever that I need to get on the blog and write! Well I didn't have anything to say so I just decided to tell you about them!
Picture info from left to right:
Top Row: Anna Carol, Rebecka, James, and Elizabeth.
Middle Row: Mrs. Paige and Mr. Jimmy Weeks.
Bottom Row: Mary, Joy, Jonathan, and Sharon.
Note: Just so you know some of them have done a lot of growing and changing in the last year. This picture was taken in the summer of 2007.



Ok I am friends with everyone in there family. They have eight children and obviously they have two parents. I'm going to tell you every ones name and age, but I won't tell you the parents ages! They would probably stop supporting us, or I could just be truthful and tell you that I don't know how old they are! Oh and I might get some ages wrong so just hang in there! Elizabeth/17, Rebecka/15, James/14, Anna Carol/12( but will be thirteen on July 13th!!!!), Sharon/11, Mary/9 (turning ten July 1st!!), Jonathan/6, and last but NOT least Joy/3! I think I did it! If I got any of them wrong guys just send me a comment or an e-mail and I will change it ASAP!! There parents names are Jimmy and Paige and there last name is Weeks!!! I met the Weeks when I was about seven or eight. I was out playing hide and go seek on a Saturday morning during Family Camp, which is when all the families have to leave. Well I decided to hide in the Joy's John's (or porta/potties). Well while I was in there Anna Carol opened up the door and was shocked to see me standing there. She was so shocked to see another person in there that she didn't realize that I had just pulled her in there with me so I wouldn't be found out. So that's how we met! I was very excited when we became best friends! Anna Carol and I are now having a Bible study together even though they live in North Carolina! We are going though Psalms and the book called Lies Young Woman Believe! It is an awesome book!!!! It has changed my life tremendously! I try to call them every Sunday because that is when cell phone service is free!!! Anna Carol and I have our Bible study first and then she goes and gets the rest of our "crew" and we all talk. The "crew" includes James, Anna Carol, Sharon , and Mary! Anna Carol and I have been becoming better friends every day!!!! Yes we have had our share of arguments and fights, but we normally get over them the day they have to go!!!! Although this January we went down there for about two and a half weeks (for a Summit the Blue team did!) and got in an argument and were over it about two days before we had to leave!!!! We are hoping to improve that number of days until it takes more like two minutes instead of two weeks!!!!!! Sharon is the next child in line. She is also a very good friend of mine!!! Oh and Mary's cool. I guess. I'M JUST KIDDING MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you!!!!!!!!!!!! James is also a great friend of mine and the rest of them are just good friends! Well I am really looking forward to the 16th of June!!!! Why? Because the Weeks are coming up here for Family Camp on that Monday!!!!!!!!!! I am soooooooooooo excited about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well I better go! I will talk to you later!!!

~Lauren~

Family Camp started!!!!

Hey there you guys! It is nice to talk to you again. I am very excited that family camp has started. I love it when a bunch of family's come to listen to someone preach. In this case it is Mr. Tom Harmon. He is a very very good speaker. I love to listen to him speak. I have sat through all of his sermons but one. Here is a little list of things that I like about him.

1. I like that he is very funny when he is preaching. He does not just preach in the preaching he gives a funny story every once in a while .

2. He always entertains every one through out the whole service.

3. He is very very close to God. And loves everyone that comes his way.

4. And he will teach about God were ever he is no matter if he is in a church,building,or outside.
So that is all that I have to say about him. I hope you will sign up for a family camp or try to listen to a sermon of Tom Harmon. Well talk to you later.

~Love Emily~

You Only Have ONE Life!! Spend It Wisely!!!

Hello again! It's Lauren here! I was out in the woods the other day when I saw some deer. They just froze and looked at me! I was thinking about how much God has made for me! I live here where a lot of animals live and yet I still felt like God had left something out. Well it was then and there that I realized most people can't come out there front door and see deer, foxes, raccoons, and even sometimes birds! Well I get to see all of that everyday and much more!! The evidence for creation is all around me and yet I fail to see it. God has made this entire universe and all I see when I come out of my house is a bunch of trees and dirt that have been there ever since I was born and long before that! I remember talking to my dad a few days ago about a similar thing. He was talking about eating. Yes I know that has absolutely nothing to do with this, but hold on a second. I'm going to make a point with this. My dad said that he had been listening to a talk show and the host of the show was talking about a good way to lose weight. Ok stay with me here! Anyways, the host said that you should sit down for every meal and eat one bite at a time. They said to take one bite and then stop for a second to enjoy it. They said the average person rushes though his/her meal with in ten minutes and eats way more then there body can handle. Well it's kind of the same with nature. People don't have the time to go watch a squirrel climb a tree or sit down and watch a deer drink from a stream, but they have enough time to surf the Internet and watch TV. People just rush though there days wondering how the next one will be. Well that's NOT how it works. God created this entire world for us to live on so we could glorify Him. But we are to rushed to sit down and praise God for what he has created, because we think it would be to boring. It is like telling God he made life to busy for us to look at what He has made! That is definitely NOT TRUE!!!! We are the ones who have made life so busy! God loves us and gave us what we needed to survive right from the beginning, but we wanted more because we are of a selfish nature! Chill out!!!!! Take a vacation. Go to the beach. Go to a park and watch a squirrel climb a tree. Spend time with your family and read the Bible! God gives us all we need to satisfy us!!! In the Bible!!!!!!! Now that summer is coming up you need to get out and enjoy life!! Ok enough preaching!!!!
I won't keep you much longer, I just want to tell you the good news!! I bought both of the movies that I've been tying to get the past few weeks! Hooray!!!!!! The movies I got came from Amazon.com. You can get movies cheaper there then in a store! I got movies that were supposed to be $20.00 dollars EACH(which would have been $40.00 dollars plus shipping which is $3.00 dollars per idem the total coming to about $46.00 dollars. I got them both for only $28.00 dollars!!!!! That also includes shipping costs!!! Ya man!!!!!!! Just incase you have been wondering the names of the movies, they are Moondance Alexander and Love's Unfolding Dream! Well I will talk to you later!!! Love you all!!

~Lauren~

The Expander!!!

Hey there. Today I got my expander in. I do not like it at all, but my mom said that in a few weeks I will not really realize that it is there.

Here are some reasons why I don't like it!

1. I can not swallow very well . That is because the expander is on the roof of my mouth and that is were I put my tongue when I swallow.


2. There is a little gap in between the roof of my mouth and the expander and gets food stuck there a lot.


3. It is hard to eat because there is not much room in my mouth to chew the food with.


4. And last of all.........it hurts like the dickins. I would have to say I am glad that I got it now so that I get it done and over with sooner than later.

Well that is how I am doing. How are you doing? Oh here is a picture of my expander and the tool that my mom has to use to it with. And please pray for me. Please pray that my teeth do not hurt very badly. And that the time will pass fast so I can get it off. If you have any questions you want to ask me please leave a comment and ask me and I will be sure to answer it for you. Well talk to you later.






~Emily~

The Parade

Today my family went to a parade in Niles!! We sat with some of our friends. They were the Reevas, Suttons, and the Toledos. We all had so much fun together. The parade was the shortest and most UN entertaining one I have ever been to. It was about 15 to 20 minutes long. The one in Buchanan was about a hour long. We still had fun though, we had a lot of friends and some people across the street from us. Here is a picture of them.

I think it is very funny. My mom thought is was so funny that she took a picture of it. I have never seen a dog in a stroller at a parade. Well got to go talk to you later. Emily

All About Lauren!

Ok, I was reading my journal today and saw that I had told myself about myself. Or in other words I asked some questions and then answered them so I could remember what I liked at age 12. So I decide to do that for you! The questions will be in bold print so you don't get confused and the answers will be in regular print. Alright here we go! What is your favorite color? My favorite color is blue. What are your favorite sports? I like soccer and basketball! What age are you looking forward to? I can't wait to be 14-years-old. Why that age? When you turn 14 you can work at the camp and you really start to fit in. What do you want to be when you grow up? I either want to work in an orphanage or get married and have bunches of kids!!!! What are your favorite movies? I like Princess Bride, Hidden in Silence(the one with Kellie Martin in it), all of the Love Comes Softly series, and Christy! What are your favorite girl names? I like the names Katie, Heather, Abigail, and Sarah. What are your favorite boy names? I like the names Tyler, Jason, James, and Jarred! What is your favorite food? I like my moms enchiladas, her homemade cinnamon rolls, and chicken stuffing!!!! What is your favorite number? The #94. Why that number. Because that was the year I was born! 1994! What is your full name? Lauren Grace Herdklotz!!! Well I have to go I will talk to you later!! Love you all and thanks for reading this blog!!

~Lauren~

Random Post!

Hey it's Lauren again. You guys are probably thinking, "what in the world does the title mean?". Well let me explain. Today I was talking to some friends of mine, from North Carolina,(I had called them on the cell phone) and we were talking about the blog and they said I wasn't writing much. Well I'm here to prove them wrong!! Um...... I don't exactly know what I'm going to say, but hey, it'll come to me! I hope!!! Well I could tell you about the conversation I had with Sharon and James Weeks. ( D. Hey Sharon, Jam+es!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!) Sorry fellow readers that's an inside joke between Sharon and I! Anyways let me get you up to date. I received a little more then $22.00 a while ago and decided to spend it on the Weeks kids. I love y'all!!! Well when they come up here for Family Camp every year we like to have a sleepover in there cabin. (The Weeks Children: Anna Carol, Sharon, and Mary. Herdklotz children: Lauren and Emily. Note: They have other children and we do too, but most of them are either to young or boys!) So we get stuff from the Snack Shop and watch a movie. Well last year we had to watch something they had seen over a hundred times. So this year I decided to get a movie that we hadn't seen a hundred times. Now back to today. I was asking Sharon and James what they wanted me to buy for the sleepover and Sharon kept telling me that she wanted to buy it all because I had done so much for them, but I told her NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then after trying, for more then five minuets,(Sharon take notice that I spelled "minuets" the way I said it was supposed to be spelled and it checks out on spell check!!!!!!!) to get me to say she could buy the movie or whatever (once she realized I wasn't going to change my mind) she told me the kindest thing anybody had ever told me. She said, " Lauren, you are sooooo sweet, kind, and nice"!!!!!!!!!!! I almost started crying right then and there!!!!!! It was the kindest, sweetest, most wonderful thing anybody had ever told me!!!!!! Normally I am told that I am to mean or to rough, but she actually called me nice!!!!!! Thanks Shace!!! I love you too!!!!! Anyways if y'all have any suggestions on any movies I could get, for the sleepover, that would be great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mrs. Karen Sutton my mom said you could TiVO a movie for me, if I were to pay for the DVD. The movies name is "Loves Unfolding Dream". If you could TiVO it for me that would be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You can too Grammie, if you can figure out how to. Hahahahahaha! Thanks!!! Well I will talk to you guys later!!!!!!!

~Lauren~

P.S. Hey what do you think of my becoming an author? If you think I would make a good one leave me a comment. If not, just keep it to yourself!!! Hahahaha!

Soccer and Babysitting

Well hey it's Emily again. I like to talk to you guys, so I couldn't wait to talk to you again. Today was my last soccer game. My team won 12-1. I am so excited. This is sort of embarrassing, but every night before a soccer game my dad would give us all a foot rub (not Mommy though!). It was sort of like a good luck charm so that we would do good in the soccer game. Well it worked most of the time, but today it really worked. I did a good job and I scored a goal. It was first goal I had scored the whole season. I was so happy when I scored it. I even embarrassed myself when I scored the goal. I threw my hands up in the air and screamed. After I noticed that people were staring at me I put my hands down and told people that I did not do that. Then when I was on the sidelines, a kid started to throw his hands up and pretended to do what I did. I was so embarrassed! After the game my team had ice cream. It was nice to have a cold treat after a hot soccer game. I had to good bye and then it was time to leave.
Now to my other subject. After my soccer game my family came home and got ready to go to a friend's house. I did not go. I stayed home and watched Joel. We had so much fun together. We watched movies went on walks and ate dinner. We had pancakes for supper. He helped me make dinner. We had so much fun tonight. I love to watch Joel. He is so much fun to be around. He is a little sweetheart. Well talk to you later.
Love
Emily
Herdklotz

Friends, toys, and fun!!!!!

Hey guys it's Lauren!! Sorry I haven't written in so long. I've been kind of busy lately. I had some friends over yesterday!!!! The Maxwell family!!!! The Maxwell's have four girls and there parents were my soccer coaches for two years!!! I LOVE there family!!! They are soooooo sweet!! The girls blog address is on the top of this page!!! Where it says other blogs we like or something like that!!!!!! Anyways!! We had them over yesterday. Mr. Maxwell came and gave my mom a new "toy" as she calls it!!! It is a new thing made for making videos and since my mom LOVES to make videos of the family the Maxwell's gave the video maker to her!!!! She LOVES it!!! Thanks Maxwell's!!! Well maybe thanks! You see she has been on the computer since she woke up this morning listening to the sound affects and watching the exits for the pictures!!!! It was so funny to watch!!! You would be sitting at the table or on the couch and suddenly you would here her say "Oh that's soooo cute" or " I like that one" or "Listen to this everyone" and our favorite " That one gives me a headache"!!!!!! It was sooooo funny!!! OK well back to the Maxwell's visit. When they got here all of the girls went outside and the parent's stayed inside. (except for my dad. He was @ work. Mr. Maxwell left after he showed my mom how to use the "toy"!!) I mostly played with there oldest, Adriana. Later on Adriana and I went inside and played Manuela. That was fun!! We had spaghetti for supper and then they left. It was really sad to see them go. I love there family!!!!! Come back soon you here Maxwell's!!!!!! We ALL love you guys!!! Well I better go!! Talk to you soon!

~Lauren~

P.S. I will see if I can put the family video my mom is making on the blog!!! It probably won't be done until Christmas though.

The Swing

This is me when I was swinging on the swing. It was so much fun. I am glad that I got this on video yesterday, because when I woke up this morning the swing was GONE!!! I hope we find it soon.

~DANIEL~

Father Daughter Banquet

Well hey it's me Emily. Nice to talk to you again. I just thought that I would share some of the fun that I had Saturday night. To begin with there was a Father Daughter Banquet Saturday night the third. My dad took all of us girls to the Banquet. It was so much fun!!! I went to the Bearden's house to get ready. The Bearden's travel on the road with one of the Life Action teams. Mrs. Bearden bought Abby, her daughter, and I matching dresses. Here is a picture of us. Abby is on the left and I am on the right.

My dad and sisters and I sat with the Mann's and some people from their church. We talk and laughed a lot. The food was so good. Here is what we could eat. Steak and potatoes, chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese, And last of all Chicken cordon blue, rice and corn. I ate the Chicken cordon blue, rice and corn. It was so good. My dad takes us girls once every year. I really like to go with him. He is a lot of fun to be with. Well talk to you later.

Emily

Good News

Hey it's me Emily. As some of you know, my Grandfather is paying for me to get braces! I am SO excited. Some people say that it is horrible to get braces, but others say it is not a big deal. Well for a long time I have been trying to get two teeth out so that I can get my braces on. I got one out, but I could not seem to get the other one out. Well Wednesday was my lucky day. I got it out last night. I am so excited. Now I can get my braces on. YEAH!!! I want to get my braces on. So as soon as my mom and dad let me I well have on my braces. Oh by the way, I am missing a tooth and I might have to get a fake tooth put in in its place in a few years. I do not want to have to get a fake tooth. I have to go see a different orthodontist and get a consultation and see what he says. If he says something different I am going to go to him. Depending on which one is better. I just want it to be done and my braces on. Well got to go talk to you later.
*Emily* =)

A Joke!

Hey guys! It's Lauren again! I have some riddles for you! The answers are at the bottom of this page!

1) There was this lady and she was going down the road. When she stopped and turned right at an intersection she found herself in jail. Why?

2) Knock. Knock. Who's there? Boke. Boke who? I'm sorry I don't speak french!!!!

3) There was this lady. She was up on top of a building and accidentally fell off, but the fall didn't kill her. Later she died. How did she die?

4) Now let's see how smart you really are!! If you have a can of unopened tennis balls. (the can has three balls in it) Which has more length? The actual tennis ball all the way around or the height of the can?

5) Why do people put fences around the cemetery?


Do you think you have any of the answers? I hope so!! Some of my questions and answers might not make sense. If they don't make sense to you just tell me and I will have my dad explain it to you!!! Hahahahaha! Now here are the answers!

1) She was playing Monopoly!!

2) You already saw the answer up top!

3) She died when she landed on the side walk!! Not during the fall!!!!!

4) The actual tennis ball!!!

5) Because people are just dying to get in!!!

That's all!! If you have a riddle for me or have a question just write me a comment and I will try to get back to you soon!!!

~Lauren~

Testing

Well hey there. Every other year our family does testing. We go to a church and we get tested on how well we are doing in school. I do not like to test, but I have to do it anyway. I have been really tired the past couple of days and testing is not going to help, because I have to get up at about 7:00 for three days straight. I do not like getting up at 7:00 in the morning. I especially do not want to get up at that time three days straight. Would you please pray that I am refreshed and not tired on this Monday,Tuesday, and Wednesday. Please pray especially for Wednesday, because I have to get up early and I have soccer practice that night. If any of you have anything you would like me to pray about please tell me. Either in person or you can just leave a comment. Well I have got to go, talk to you later.
~Emily~

My new Cousin

Hey long time now talk. Guess what? I have a new cousin! He was adopted from Ethiopia. I am so glad. His name is Cameron Henok Herdklotz. He got here on Saturday night the 19th. He is the cutest little thing. Here is a picture of him. He was at the orphanage in Ethiopia in this picture. He has a teddy bear with him. And a great big smile. He seems to always have a smile on his face. Evey time I see him he always has a smile on. Isn't he a doll!!!


I have never actually talked to him yet because he is still adjusting. I hope he adjusts soon so that I can talk to him sooner. I think it is going to be an experience of a life time. I have seen him a lot playing at the play ground and at my cousin's house. You may think he looks like he is not a bit of a hand full, but he is a lot more then just a hand full. He just has SO much energy inside of him. And they say that his very disobedient. His mom told me this. He is very disobedient just like hie brother Austin. I do not think Austin is disobedient though. It is fun to watch Cameron swing on the swings with his new brothers. He has a sweet laugh. Full of fun and himself. I hope he always stays like this. Or he could get cuter.

~Emily~

Shingles!

Hey guys. No I did not put shingles on the roof or anything, but I do have shingles! Ok, you are probably wondering why I would have shingles if I'm not going to put them on my roof! Well to tell you the truth shingles are not only something you put on your roof, but they are also an after virus of the chicken pox. My mom said you get it if you didn't have a very good immune system when you had chicken pox. Which apparently I didn't. There are good things about shingles and there are bad thing's about them. The good news is I can give little kids chicken pox so they don't have to worry about getting them when you are older. The bad news is that it HURTS LIKE THE DICKINS!!!!!!! If I were to bend over to get something or somehow make my shirt move from it's regular position it hurts really bad!!! It has to do with my nerves. It makes them really sensitive to anything. If you want any of your kids to get chicken pox or have any advice on what to do about the pain PLEASE tell me. Well, I'll talk to you later.

~Lauren~

The Win

Hey you guys! Yes I won, I'm so excited. We won 6-0. My team did so good. I also saw some of my friends play. It was the Maines and the Maxwells. They won too and I want to congratulate them. And if any of you that are looking at the blog and you have had a game and won congratulation. As I said in one of my other post, if you are interested in coming to one of my soccer games then you can comment on my post's and tell me and I will post and tell you when my next games are. Then you can come and cheer for me. I would be very glad to see you at one of my games. I hope that you can come to one of my games. Well got to go talk to you later.
~Emily~

Saturday

Hey tomorrow is my next soccer game. I am so excited!!!! I love to play soccer. It is my favorite sport. The weather is not going to be the greatest, but it is going to be better then last week. I am very glad of that. Oh for those who do not know what last game was like just scroll down a little and read the post My Soccer Game. It will tell you all you need to know. Please pray that it is not muddy and cold and windy out. I do not like to play soccer out in that kind of weather. Before my game I am going to my brother Daniel's game. I am so excited. I have not seen him play yet. Then during my game Amy is going to be playing her game. I am upset that I do not get to go to her soccer game. I really like to watch Amy's soccer games. Well I will post again tomorrow and tell you all about my soccer game. Got to go.
~Emily~

A GREAT reward!

Today I got paid $15.00 for babysitting some kids from Life Action! I babysat them about a month ago. The Wilsons (they're the parents of the kids that I babysat) have three wonderful children. Mrs. Wilson is having a baby and was very sick at the time! She is now doing fine! She asked me to come and babysit the kids while she took a nap! It was soooo much fun!! If any of you want someone to babysit your kids I would be more than happy!! Oh and you DON'T have to pay me! I LOVE kids!! So being able to play with kids is payment enough for me!!!!!! Gotta go!!!

~Lauren~

My next soccer game's

Hey there it's me again, Emily. Someone commented on my post and asked me to tell when my next soccer game is. I have a game on the 19th at the Buchanan Middle School at 12:00. My next one is also at the Buchanan Middle School, but it is at 3:00 on the 26th. There are the next two games. If you want to now more then please leave a comment and tell me. I have five more games after those two games. So I can tell you more if you want me too. And feel free to come to what ever game you want to. You can come and you do not have to pay. It is free. So please come and watch at least one of me soccer games. It would be so much fun to see you all at my soccer games.
~Emily~

My Soccer Game

Hey it is Daniel. On Saturday I had my first soccer game. My team won and the score was 3 to 0. I made the first goal. My team' name is workingperson.com. Our color is black. My coach said that I was the best halfback and he would not move me from halfback.

A Perfect Sunday!

Hello again! Today my family and I stayed home from church and had a GREAT day together! The reason we stayed home was because my dad had to cook breakfast and lunch this morning so my mom didn't want to go by herself with a bunch of kids. Hahahaha! Anyways we stayed home and all morning all of us kids watched movies. Then when Joel went down for his nap we all listened to a message of Tom Harmon!!!! He is VERY VERY good! Then we all watched another movie. Now we are about to eat and listening to Jonathan Park!!! Jonathan Park is a drama series!!!! I highly recommend it to all of you parents that have kids that are having doubt about there faith or want to learn more about the evidence for creation!!!! They are awesome!!!!!!!! I LOVE them!!!!!!!! A very good friend of mine bought them for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have practically memorized them all!!!!! Oh and by the way I CAN'T STAND science, but this stuff is fun!!!!!!!! Ok, now back to my story! After supper we are going to play Apples to Apples! It's a card game! Well, I will talk to you all later. Thanks for reading this!

~Lauren~

Soccer Games

Hey it's Emily. Yesterday was my first soccer game. It was cold, windy rainy, and very muddy. It was not the best weather to play a soccer game in. My game was at 3:00. So it was not as cold as my brother and sisters game. They had games at 12:00. It was much colder then. I am glad that I had a game in the afternoon and that I did not fall in the mud. A lot of people fell and were covered in mud from head to toe. It was funny to see how many people were really muddy and how many people were really clean. Sometimes our feet would get stuck in the mud and we could get out. Our feet would sink into the mud. Sometimes It was fun to sink in the mud. Like when we were on the side lines we would play in the mud. It was fun. Oh if you are wondering my team won. We won 1-0. It was awesome. I was so excited!!!! I almost had a goal but I did not shoot hard enough. Next time I will be sure to kick harder. Amy, my little sister, played soccer yesterday and she won. The score was 3-2. They were very cold and happy at the end of the game. If you want to know when my next game is, please leave a comment and I will be sure to put it in my next post. Got to go. Talk to you later.
~Emily~

A wonderful visit!

Hey just so you all know my orthodontist appointment fine!!! I'm doing fine! It wasn't as bad as normal. To tell you the truth it was GREAT!!! Mr. Chad (that's my orthodontist's name) said that I was ahead of schedule!! He even wants to take pictures of me cause I'm doing so well!!!!! I also had Kelly working on my teeth this time. I normally have Megan doing that. Well I have to go. Thank you for praying for me. All of you who did!!!!

~Lauren~

Braces, Dates, Movies, and more!

Okay, how many of you have had braces? Did you like them? How about your orthodontist did you like him/her? Well I have braces and I don't like them or my orthodontist!!! Okay, they aren't that bad I just have a hard time taking care of them and my orthodontist pokes me and pinches me and everything else!!!!!! Just kidding. He's not that bad. All the other people who had him said he was really great. So maybe it's just me. I don't know. I have an orthodontist appointment this afternoon. Please pray for me!!! I have a hard time not crying when he rips my mouth open and stuff.
Well now for more exciting news!!! Sasha Childs is coming over to babysit us tonight! My parents are going on a date. Yuck! They are going to go out to eat and then they are staying in one of the cabins! All of the kids get to stay home and watch movies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How exciting is that?!! LETS PARTY!!!!!! Hey if any of you want to send your kids over you can!!!!! Lets make a night of it!!!! Just kidding!! Poor Sasha!!!
Hey Annalise Maxwell did you win you soccer game? I hope you did!!!! What color is your team? For all you other people reading this. Annalise Maxwell is the daughter of my former coaches!!! Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell. I absolutely LOVE there family!!!! They were my favorite coaches!!! If any of you have kids playing soccer in Buchanan you better watch out!!!!! They are one feisty team!!!! Just kidding!!!! I love you guys!!!!!! Well I better go get ready for my orthodontist appointment now!!!! Talk to you soon!

~Lauren~

My friend's and me.

Well, hi there again. It's me Emily. Well, Saturday I was playing outside with Wyatt Sutton, his brother Hayden, and my brother Joel. I was having so much fun with them. There was a retreat of teenagers here. So a group of s were coming up the hill and I was holding Wyatt Sutton and one of them started to talk to one of the other s and said, "Oh that baby is SO cute I just want to hold him and I want to babysit him everyday he is just SO cute. Ah that baby is cute." I just started to laugh. Then a little later a different group of s came up the hill and started to talk to the other just like the s before. I was holding Wyatt again and she started to talk, "That baby is SO cute. I want to babysit him all the time. He is cute." Then she walked away. It was very interesting. I was glad to be with Wyatt at that time. It made me feel good.





Well also on Saturday Ashlynn Reeva and I were playing soccer. We were having SO much fun. Ashlynn accidentally kicked the ground instead of the ball. She hurt her toes. I felt really bad for her. But she said that she was OK. So we kept on playing.
And today Sunday the camp got a big soccer game going. It was so much fun. Ashlynn and I played. Our team won!!!!! This is Ashlynn and me. I am on the left and Ashlynn is on the right. Well got to go talk to you later.




*Emily* =)

About me

Hey my name is Daniel Herdklotz. My favorite color is green. I love to fish. Tyler Reeva and I are going to the wake up at six a.m. and go fishing on Monday.

This is when my cousin and I threw the football on Thursday, it was a lot of fun believe me!!!






~Daniel~

Joel

Hi! My name is Joel. I am two years old. I am the youngest everywhere. My family is all older than me and so are ALL my friends. I don't really mind though, because being the youngest sure has it's benefits.

I get to drive the truck whenever I want, because I haven't learned to share yet. The older kids have.

I get to make messes and people will pick up after me. I "try" to help, but I don't do a thorough enough job yet!

Who else in my house can lay on the table and then have someone take a picture of them just because they are so cute? NO ONE!

Nobody else I know can be found outside dressed like this!

The number one best benefit of being the youngest....I ALWAYS have someone to hold me!!

Amy

Hi my name is Amy. I am seven years old. My favorite color is purple. My best friend is Jocelyn Mann!!!!! Guess what I am going to get my hair cut!!!! I am sooooo excited. My parents are going to Granger but I am staying home with my sister Emily.Emily and I are sick so I am staying home with her. We are going to watch movies all night.
~Amy~

Emily

Well hi there. My name is Emily Herdklotz. I live on the Life Action Camp. I really like to live here. It is nice to have so many nice neighbor's!!!!!!! Well I also like not having to go to school. I really like to be home schooled. I like to have my mom being my school teacher. And I really like to see people at family camp. My favorite part of the year is during the summer!!! I really like the warm weather!!! It is not bad in the winter but I like it better in the summer. I think most people around here like it in the summer.
Well, none of you know this, but I am sick today. It is so miserable being sick. Last night I had a fever. My whole head was hot and I ached all over. I have a bad runny nose. Now I am doing better but my head still hurts. I hope your day is going better than mine.
My little brother Joel needed a hair cut. So my mom cut it. He had so much fun getting it cut. Every time my mom asked him if he wanted her to cut more hair off he said yes. I have never seen a kid so excited to get there hair cut. I know that I was never that excited to get my hair cut. I am still not that excited to get my hair cut. But as you can see in the picture on the side of the blog I got a big hair cut. For those that did not know what my hair was like it was about three inches below my shoulders. But I got it cut. I really miss my long hair. Well I have got to go. Talk to you later.

*Emily* =)

Lauren's Life at Life Action!

Hi, my name is Lauren Grace Herdklotz! I'm thirteen-years-old. Most people ask me what it is like living here at the camp. Well for all you people that have been waiting for my answer, here it is! I am not sure how I am going to explain it, but here it goes!!!
I have lived here all my life. My parents met here while traveling on the road. My dad was the Canfield's school teacher and my mom was their nanny or full time babysitter. They both worked in Happiness Club or Happy Heart City. Then they came to the camp to work when they found out that they were having me! Well most people think it would be WONDERFUL to live here. Well here's a shock for you. IT'S NOT!! Why? Well I could give you a lot reasons, but I won't. I'll just give you a few!
1) All my friends leave. You can't count on anyone to stay long. (Except for God)
2) When you live on a Christian Camp you have to make yourself look good. You have to act like a perfect child.

• So your parents don't get fired.
• So people will come back.

3) We live on support and that means that no matter how hard my dad works he gets the same amount of money every month. It's kind of like having your life put in the hands of the people who support you. Financially that is.
4) No one is here during most of the year. Just during family camp. Which is during the summer. About seven weeks out of the year.
Well OK enough complaining. I have to admit there are some benefits, but I think the disadvantages over rule them. Hahaha! Any ways that is my answer and I hope you are satisfied with it!! Just kidding!! Well there you go!
It is supper time now and I am STARVED. We are having the Maines' spaghetti tonight!!! Yummy! Well, have a nice night!!

~Lauren~