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~