I Love My Sister

Hello Reader!

So lately I have found that my little sister makes me "LOL" quite a bit. Sometimes to the point where I'm "ROTFLOL." Here are two instances that have come up recently when my sister has made me laugh.

*Cheerful* "Good morning, Jacob." ~ Rebekah

*Disgruntled* "Morn'n." ~ Jacob

"I had a dream about you last night." ~ Rebekah

"... Did you?" ~ Jacob

"Mhm, you were getting married." ~ Rebekah

"..." ~ Jacob

"In the living room." ~ Rebekah

*Laughing* "And who was I getting married to?" ~ Jacob

"I don't know. She was really tall and really old. Like, 27." ~ Rebekah

"And how old was I... ?" ~ Jacob

"Seventeen." ~ Rebekah

"HAHAHAHAHAHA"~ Jacob

There was a little more to it, but that was the funniest part. Instance number two! The six of us were at Old Country Buffet and Justin walked up with a bowl of ice-cream. This is what was said:

*With a big grin* "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how the ice-cream machine works." ~ Justin

*Justin sits down*

"... Did you grab a spoon?" ~ Rebekah

*Looses grin* *Turns Scarlet* *Gets up and walks towards utensils* ~ Justin

I think that in general, younger sisters are hilarious. I am very blessed to have such a witty/comical younger sister. I love her a ton. XD

Thanks for reading!

~Jacob

Rabbit the Chipmunk

Hello Reader!

At the moment, I am WAY high off of the medicine they gave me at the oral surgeon's...

This is basically how it went down.

Mom and I got to the surgeon's at around 9:30. I checked in, read people magazine for about five minutes, and then the surgeon's assistant called me in. I watched a six minute video on wisdom teeth and the importance of getting them pulled at an early age in order to avoid complications. My mom and I both decided that it was better if I didn't get put under. The surgeon then came in and talked to us for a few minutes. It turns out that two of my wisdom teeth are impacted. :P

Today I only had my bottom wisdom teeth removed. I have to come back in January to get the top two removed.

After mom and I had the sit down with the surgeon, the surgeon's assistant (her name was Dawn), led me into the surgical room and directed me to the chair. After sitting down, Dawn put a pink mask on my face and instructed me to breathe through my nose. Within about three minutes I was floating on air. My entire body felt strangely free and I became mildly confused. For whatever the reason, I found the situation very humorous. I laughed through most of it (hence, laughing gas... ?).

The surgeon then entered the room and gave me four shots in the mouth. I was most nervous for this part... But thankfully, the laughing gas helped more then I thought it would. I barely felt it. The surgeon let me sit for about five minutes so the medicine could do its job. Within those five minutes of sitting and talking with Dawn, my entire mouth went numb. I could not feel my tongue, lips, chin, or (surprisingly) my ears. I felt sort of helpless as my speech became slurred and ultimately impossible to understand. Even so, I didn't care. The surgeon then re-entered the room and performed the surgery. That took all of about five minutes as well.

Afterwards, Dawn gave my mom instructions on what I should be eating, how many pain killers to take, etc... I thought myself funny by pretending to walk into the door on the way out of the office. My mom and Dawn both made sure I was joking before having a laugh about it. Maybe not the funniest idea.

Mom and I went to Meijer to pick up my subscription before coming home. When we finally arrived home, I told my mom I was going to act all high and loony to make my siblings laugh. When I walked in the door, I held a glossy look on my face and gave each of my siblings a long hug. Their bewildered faces were priceless.

"Mom... ? If Jacob gonna be alright?" ~ Justin

"He'll be fine... Eventually. ~ Mom

"Look at my wisdom teeth, they're in a cute little baggy." ~ Jacob

*Justin, Nathan, and Rebekah stare*

I then walked over to the couch and fell over. Nathan just laughed awkwardly and Rebekah almost started crying. Justin on the other had sincerely thought that there was something seriously wrong with me. I could only act like a four year old for so long though.

Each of them were relieved that I was kidding. Oh boy, I am a trickster...

Anyway, as of now, my entire mouth is still numb from the medicine. I have not eaten anything in the past sixteen hours, and I'm WAYYYYY high. Which I think I already explained...

Wowza, I really need to take a nap or something...

Thanks for reading. :)

~Jacob

Surprisingly Calm

Hello Reader!

Why on earth I drank two cups of caffeinated tea at this hour of the night, I will never know.

It's funny, because I just finished five to six straight hours of homework, and all of the built up stress that that entailed, has subsequently vanished! I am relieved.

Tonight I read, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I liked it a lot! Much more enjoyable then I had originally anticipated...

Ironic side note: So the reason it took so long for our computer to get fixed was because our computer guy came down with pneumonia (Hmm... Wonder where he got it from...) . Just today he dropped it off at our house, ultimately repaired. He said that there were a total of 3,000+ viruses on our PC! My parents (as well as myself) were baffled as to how this happened. Mr. Carr (our computer guy) told us that our PC is on the final leg of its journey/life. Sad. It's looking as though we'll need to be purchasing a new computer rather soon... Preferably one that can last us a good long while without attracting any viruses. Hahaha...

Fortunately, I am now able to finish an analysis which was due last week. Please forgive me Mrs. Vincent!

I AM GETTING NERVOUS FOR THIS WEEK. I tell no lies, it is going to be busy.

Today (the 12th of October) is 1. Justin's 16th birthday, 2. Our rematch game against CHASE, 3. TeenWorks (Ugh.), and 4. A meeting with scouts at Meridian Township Police Department. WHEW!

Wednesday is soccer practice and soliciting for donations involving a project I'm working on.

Thursday I get my wisdom teeth pulled.

That's one thing that leaves me wondering. How am I going to react to the medicine they give me? I've never had my teeth pulled before, it should be interesting.

Friday is (possibly) HPA rehearsal.

Saturday is the work day for my Eagle Project. I am especially nervous for this on account of my surgery two days prior...

This week is going to be hectic as all get out. Prayers would be much appreciated! :)

At the moment however, I feel surprisingly calm about everything. It could possibly be partially due to the completion of my massive mound of homework... I have no doubt it is providing me with momentary relief. Ten less things on my list of things to do, why not be happy?

Question: What's the busiest thing you have to/want to accomplish this week?

Thanks for reading! I'm gonna go catch some "z's"

~Jacob

Asians, Muscles, Rabbits, Sidelines

Matthew 7:7 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

This evening, I made a simple request: "Although I don't NEED it, would you please give me an opportunity to score... ?"

Our team was up 6-0 and we honestly didn't need any more goals, but nevertheless I wanted to score. I quickened my pace when the midfielder delivered the ball up to me, and when I felt the time was right, I shot. At first I thought, "ugh, that did not feel right..." My right footed kick didn't seem to have enough zeal on it... Surprisingly, their goal keeper was relying on the defender to get the ball, and the defender was relying on the goal keeper to get the ball. Both players let the ball roll right past them, into the goal.

Will God give me an opportunity to score every time I ask? Maybe not. But I am very thankful he chose to bless me with an opportunity to score. Totally made my day. :)

Senior year playing soccer. Hmm. This evokes in me several different emotions. First of all, I love soccer, I've loved it since I started playing when I was little. Second, the sidelines is not a preferred location of mine, especially having played for LAHAA three years as a starter. Yes, it does indeed sound as though I'm complaining now. Twenty seconds ago I was celebrating a personal victory, now I'm muddling in a pity party. NOT COOL.

Haha, if you, Reader, could only understand some of my frustration. The first three games this season, I was starting at my regular position of left wingman. After these first few games, I came down with walking pneumonia. This completely knocked me out for three straight weeks. Unfortunately, the illness deprived me of all the conditioning I'd built up, so coming back to the team after three weeks was essentially starting from scratch.

My coach says that I'm still not completely up to speed yet, which means that until I am, the sideline is my best friend. The worst part is, I KNOW I'm not completely up to speed yet. We shall have to see how the rest of the season turns out, but I am more than eager to win back my starting position. Until I regain my conditioning, I remain the only Senior waiting on the sidelines.

OKAY, I am finished rambling on about my soccer experience this year. Thanks for enduring.

Shout out to Libby T.! If you're reading this, I found out today that we're reading, Pride and Prejudice in British Literature this year. Still haven't gotten around to reading it yet, but I will mid school year! Also, not only have I learned how to play Euchre, I believe I can play it well. :)

Sometime at rehearsal, we should have a game.

This passing week, we had two of our very close friends over because their aunt passed away. Ben and Luke (the asian brothers) spent Monday-Sunday at our house. This not only made homework 10x more difficult to concentrate on, but caused our athletic schedule to become all the more hectic! All the same, we had a very enjoyable week together, and it was disappointing when they had to leave for home. Of course, we saw them both again the very next day for our soccer game against Hudsonville. So that helped.

Have you ever noticed that there are some family member who act more like friends, and some friends who act more like family members? That's exactly what it's like with the asian brothers. Although they aren't blood relatives, they feel just like family. You know that a bond between friends is special when you can spend a week together, and in the end not be sick of each other.

Shout out to Luke! If you're reading this, please note that the reason I haven't called you back or returned any of your messages is because I've been preoccupied with the asian brothers, soccer, and my outrageous homework load.

I DID watch the last five minutes of The Amazing Race however. Team Jumba took 3rd! WOOT!

This week consists of a busy school schedule and a weekend camporee. :) I shall be reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. A (hopefully) interesting read.

Our computer broke down while Ben and Luke were here, so I was unable to complete a literary analysis which was due today. Thankfully, my teacher was gracious enough to give me another week to finish the analysis. I shall be working on that when we get our computer back sometime this week.

NEXT WEEK, I get my wisdom teeth pulled. Ugh. My mom has had the surgery rescheduled twice due to two different collisions in schedule. I am not particularly looking forward to it... But I know it needs to be done. Two days after my surgery, I will be leading a group of volunteers to carry out my Eagle Scout Project. Hahaha, that should be a very interesting experience... For those of you who were wondering, I submitted my paperwork for my project (which too FOREVER to write up) and it was recently approved (YAY!).

The following Saturday will be another work day to finish the project. If you'd like to know what I'm doing in the way of my project, ask me in person! :)

Anyway, life is pretty crazy at the moment, but it's nothing I can't handle with God's help. Four weeks down, only thirty two to go. ALSO, I cannot wait for HPA to be every single Friday opposed to every other Friday! The year will REALLY start to pick up in come January.

Thank you for reading!

~Jacob