I feel like these posts might be better if I just wrote it out first and then posted, also it -heh, I just talked to my mother and it all went out the window. I think this shall just be an informative letter. I think it might be nice to create a new blog or two as well so that if I wanted to talk music or thoughts or divosion-like it would be easier. Or to set up a blog for my running for student council.
The only people who read this are my friends so I feel like I don't even really need to put news but it also keeps information well.

My cousin got in a bad wreck a while ago and extensive damage was done. My Aunt who lives across the country from them sent these e-mails.

> Here's what was in the paper about Nick.
>
>
>
> He went into surgery at 7 this morning. He has more broken bones
> than we
> thought last night and the burn is 8x10 inches. They will have
> to let it
> heal and then do a skin graft on his hip and leg. He had some
> bleeding on/in
> his urethra as well.
>
>
>
> I'm not going to call today - just wait for more news from mom
> or Lori -
> they didn't get much sleep last night (Lori -none) and I don't
> want to wake
> them up if they're napping.
>
>
>
> Love and blessings to you all.
>
> K

> Guys,
>
> I called Jesse and found out the following:
>
>
>
> 1st - Nick is OK. I think I got that he was in surgery this
> morning for
> something, but now will be going in for another one to fix his
> hip. It is an
> 8 hour surgery.
>
>
>
> Here's what the accident did - It ripped his right femur (sp?)
> out of the
> socket and blew the socket apart. They are going to rebuild the
> socket.
>
>
>
> On his left side, it broke the hip and broke the pelvis in half.
>
>
>
> He has a broken wrist - they aren't sure about his arm, but they
> can't do an
> x-ray of the whole body - it's too much radiation. They aren't doing
> anything with the wrist for now.
>
>
>
> They aren't sure if the burn is into the muscle yet - they have
> to let the
> skin die, then graft new.
>
>
>
> He broke a tip off of a vertebrae - no big deal there.
>
>
>
> He was peeing a little blood, but they think it could be because
> of the
> catheter. (sp.)
>
>
>
> He had a little fluid on his liver when he came in, but that
> seems to be OK.
>
>
>
>
> They had him in traction this morning and stuck a rod through
> his phibia,
> stibia or something? and they may have damaged a nerve - he
> couldn't move
> his foot correctly.
>
>
>
> He will be in Salt Lake City for 1-2 weeks - the doctors think
> it will be 30
> days before he can walk.
>
>
>
> He was very alert this morning before he went into surgery - he
> was really
> concerned about wrecking the truck and remembered everything. He
> startedgoing off the road and overcorrected and wrecked. A lady
> stopped and asked
> him his name, and that's how they got in touch with everyone so
> fast. He was
> pinned under the truck for about 40 minutes until they got him
> out.
>
>
>
> Our Father in Heaven was looking after that child - no head
> injuries and no
> paralysis! And he didn't die! And I think it's bringing the
> family closer
> again (Jesse and Erin) - God is working this to His good.
>
>
>
> Love to you all and God bless and protect you all and your families!
>
> Kristi

> Hi Family!
>
> Well, here's the latest.
>
> When they went in to repair his left hip, they went ahead and
> cut out the
> burned area and put a skin graft on. The biggest worry now is
> infection.
> They went ahead and put a rod in his wrist, so hopefully that is
> all that
> will need done there.
>
> They are going to do surgery on his other hip (the pelvis is in
> 3 pieces,
> not two) within the next couple of days - as soon as they can
> fit him in.
>
> Nick may have to go to a rehab in Boise for a month after he
> gets out of
> Salt Lake.
>
>
>
> I was talking to mom and asked to speak to Erin. She is doing OK.
>
> I asked her if she wanted me to contact their church and get him
> on the
> prayer chain there. She said yes, and said that she would have
> to go home
> sometime this week, and said that she would like to talk to
> pastor Greg.
>
> I found a lady's cell # on the Lighthouse web-site, called her
> and got Nick
> on the prayer request list. She gave me Pastor Greg's #, and I
> called him.
> He is awesome! I shared that the children have just started
> getting back
> into the church in the past few months and that they are
> starting to grow in
> their faith. Pastor Greg is going to try to get someone to
> either visit him
> in Boise, or he has some connections there and will have someone
> go by, and
> that he would be glad to talk to Erin this week.
>
> He ended the conversation asking if he could pray (of course I
> said yes :~)
> ) and he gave the most wonderful prayer, not only for Nick, but
> for Erin and
> Nick and their growing in Christ through this experience.
>
>
>
> This is so exciting - please pray for these children to come
> fully to Christ
> through this and for God to many wonderful Christian mentors and
> witnessesto come alongside them and to walk with them. What the
> enemy meant for bad,
> God definitely is going to turn around for good! Well, I'd
> better finish
> this - I've had 3 calls while I've been writing it.
>
> God bless you all!
>
> Love,
>
> K

She is amazing and I love her so much! Anyway, with Nick. He has been struggling-imagine how hard it would be at twenty to have an injusry like that. It is a miracle that he is alive. And there are cleanliness issues-

I just now found out that a family friend is getting married and I am excited. :D I haven't seen her or talked to her for ages.

Crap, everytime I talk to Matt or Dad in Idaho I feel like balling my eyes out. Matt brought up me coming down in the summer and- I think I will right a pro-con list. Already I know there are more pros.
Pro:
1. Thinking about other people besides myself:
-Granpa Jacky has cancer and my great-grandmother is ninety-six; I should see them when I can.
-Sue, Matt,Dad-I love them all so much and they enter such a small part of my life
2. People:
-I could get to know Christine better
-I would get to spend time with Jan,Pat, and Jaylynn as well as see Shelby every now and then
-Grandma and Grandpa
-Aunt Lori
3. I could easily get an eight to five job there and Matt said he could drive me.
Dad would let me work for him in a second
4. I know it is the right thing but I have been resisting
5. Ministry field
6. Bless others with my presence
7. Have money from job and it would be easier to get a job there
8. Warm weather, properly landscaped surroundings, gorgeous canyon to walk in, trips to the south hills and the cabin, coy
9. A better relationship with Sue
10. I really want to, outside of obligation
11. really, I would be bored out of my mind if I stayed up here.

Cons:
1. Not seeing my friends
2. Could be spiritually draining
3. Not attending church
4. really, I have no excuse

I felt horribly guilty about not going down in the spring. I have to go in the summer and really, thats not a bad thing. Over have of my family is down there and I feel horrible when I hardly know them and what is going on in their lives. I have been thinking only of myself when it comes going down. I feel better knowing what I need to do. And who cares if I have doubts sometimes.


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Other things:
-Earlier this week I had a crying/mental breakdown because I felt wierd and self conscious and wierd. There was probably some other stuff.
-Some ladies from church blessed us with food for the week
-I started 1984 and it is weird.
-At the moment I don't have much to say, I'm tired and slightly drained so I'll go.

Gabby :)

I feel restless and jittery and it's annoying! Thoughts are just running all over in my head and urgh! Right now, if I had mutant powers I would be like Gene in the third movie. Pictures would be banging the walls,glasses would break from banging together in the cupboard. The lights would be flickering. -I need to go on a walk.

Wow, reading back on these last two posts-was I on something? No, I was'nt. I should have maybe waited until I was awake and sensible to write about yesterday. Needless to say, sometimes the mall can be fun. I got to spend time with lots of my friends. I guess if I include Steph's boys as my friends then they were'nt all there and I did'nt talk to them but since I did'nt realize that until now I do not think it matters.(Actually , they are'nt Steph's boys. Only the ones that are maleable under her will are hers.) That power-it's nice. :) I even talked to Linds on the ring-ring. I like talking.... and listening, and understanding. If there is something I don't know that is going on with a friend and I can tell it is affecting them in a big way-I worry a lot and it just feels bad inside. I'm much better today. My next attack of loving friendship may be upon Lindsay.
We still need to have a girls only time though. They are good for the soul. :) So are cookies. Plus, conversations tend to be a little different then.
I am now vampire(if they existed outside our imagination) bait. :) What a happy thought. (sarcastical,i'm not that far gone)Eh, I have questions about that though.(wow, there could be a lot of possible questions that could be inserted here. Wondering if The vamp. bait thing would actually ? happen? work -whatev.) Meh/mmn.. I should probably just have private conversations about that though.I need to stop thinking about them so much but I want to read Dracula and then they would be oon my mind for that much longer. -annoying
Today I need to get to work. English, lots of English to work on.
Actually I should eat and do laundry and finish patching clothes and my mom needs the computer so I shall scat.
-me :)

Mrmn. Talked to people for a very long time tonight. This morning I should say. Even though I have a head ache from need of sleep, I still feel like not going to bed. At the mall, while waiting for people to show up I sat down at the couch lounge by The Gap. When I did I felt weird because at the time it wast just four old guys sitting and waiting for their wives to show up. That would be annoying.Meh, since I haven't yat told all my living frineds I will say it now to hopefully purge it from my system. I want to die in a public place. It would be fun to freak people out one last time. geegollywhiz- need to use "the room" and get to sleep.

Apparently I have to blog about today. I can barely string together a decent sentence and my spelling is gone bonkers but i'll try. It was, interesting. the mall-a fun place. I like escalators. We were there for? five hours? Yah, and we did nothing. Purple and green are more popular now so there were less yellow shoes and dresses. :( I like yellow. O well, I like purple too. Wasting of money happened. Went to Coles. I like books, they be good. ser gut. Actually, we did'nt do nothing, we just did'nt do much of something. I borrowed some of Steph's cash. Will get it to you hopefully soon. Like-Monday. I had COFFE :D . That looks like it is spelled wrong but I can't think and don't feel caring enough to dictionary.com it. Some things I look up-very easy words. If y'all new what all I'd be more than a little embarrassed. At the moment I am finding all sorts of things funny. I was tepmted to blow my nose with a towel while inside of ? a big store. I want a nice hoodie(another one) and pants with wonderfully wonderful pockets. I started patching my holy pants today. Can Mormons put colored patches on their holy underwear or whatever? I have thought of my brother a lot today. I need to call him.I looked at pretty puppies and fishies today. Crum! It's past twelve! O well, I was'nt really goona break into the westoaks mall to get him. He was cute. :c Pretty all grey and had black stripes and dots. Puppies are expensive. I still can't believe I did'nt know Kaeli's dog ran away. Linds did'nt come 'cause she was sick and sorta did'nt have a ride. Oh! Happyness. Peir 1 has really yummy smelling soap and I want some. Also, Kaeli came over and we had a really good talk and watched a movie with many good looking people in it. haaaa. Eunice moment of creepiness. American Outlaws is a vonderbar motion picture. :] And it had lots of blowing up of stuff and shooting of guns. If I dreemed of something tonight..I wouln'nt mind if certian people were in it. Any way. I Don't Have To Try. I'm a Revolution. Heck, I kick butt! sorry steph. heheh. I am tired so I will have to excuse my self right about now.
Hasta Manana~

Thinking makes me sleepy. :$ I strangled them badly.My thoughts that is. It is difficult to write them down,especially when they are serious. One of the guys in the band Dashboard Confessional can sing Very highly. That was not an example of deep thinking. Police sirens,what a comforting sound. Weekend,fun, frolicking, girliness, amusement, creepy people, rambunctious people, and very dear friends running around in my head. I just finished my bible opinion answer essay thing a bob. My thoughts can't be much more complicated right now. I'm all though out. The sound of typing-it's nice. Youth group tomorrow. Should be good. food, Twighlight and beddy-bye; here I come. It's a bit late to eat dinner.

I sometimes think I am clever but at the moment I am thinking that when I think something that I think is clever, I am probably having a brain lapse or something. (:)alfred)weird, the smiley has two mouths)

Hello people of the world! I also wanted to listen to Nirvana on youtube. They were and are(?) popular and I have no idea what they sound like.
Whenever I look back on my posts I always find typos and mistakes. It annoys the heck out a me. (Actually, is heck visible? What does it look like? I know other words that it replaces-I could've said "It annoys the crap out a me", but that is gross. (this is a tangent within a tangent) Gross has a lo-ot of meanings) Or, I maybe I could say " It annoys the hell out a me", which would actually be a good thing. That would be like annoying the bad out of me. That actually turned out to be a deep thought.Knee-Toe )
Something bad about me today: I ate five and a half chocolate chip cookies. They were very yummy and Steph made them. :) But that was me being a gluttonous piggy. Eww, what a depressing thought.
Also, I have been obsessed with Lillix lately. I have listened to the cd at least eight times in the last three days. I really like how they sound though. They are more rocky sounding(I think) and if one wanted to compare to other artists that I frequently listen to it would be like a cool middle ground between Avril and Evanescence.( That is, if you have a mind like mine anyway.) I should be working on my bible or something.
I feel sad that the first post was when I was is Spanish. I love Spanish!
To day the Matchmaker questionaire things were on sale and I realized that I had forgotten to take the test! Not a big deal but the results are sometimes fun. Tomorrow is Valentines Day and formal day at school. We also have a pro-D day this Friday so tomorrow will be superb!
I like Vanilla Chai Tea. It is good for the heart, mind, soul, and body. :)
I am lovin' my classes. So interesting. I am glad to finally find out stuff about the government. It is supposed to be boring but I have never known much about it so I'm a finding it to be good.
Heh, I'm on chapter 18 is Twighlight already. I need to start reading it slower. I really, really, really like that book(I would say love but I use it too often.). It is amazing. I get so drawn in. Stephanie Meyer is a wonderful reader.
We-elle I should probably get to work.
Cheers,
Garrulous Gabby

I've wanted to write something lately but did'nt feel like using my journal. I like typing, it's fun.
So, first of all I will say that Craig Sharpe freaks me out. He has a very feminine voice. I had to check the cover of the cd case several times to make sure the singer was male. He actually does have a good voice though; just different.
Oh, yes... my mother is watching You've Got Mail and I am sorta watching it to so my mind gets side-tracked at times.
Just happened again.
Since I don't have a planned topic I will talk about one of my aunts. She is pretty cool. When she was sixteen she borrowed money from her younger sister and flew to North Carolina to marry her boyfriend Chuck. She did marry him and has lived there ever since. Really, it seems odd; my grandparents let her. They thought if they brought her back she would run again so they just let her. Any way, I don't know when but she got divorced a long time ago and later married Gary who is a wonderful uncle. And they are both Christians. I would like to hear more of her stories, actually from her. My dad told me she was a wild child. She is the only McFarland sister he actaully likes. She also cheated on her report card.That was much easier to do back then.
My spelling has been absolutely atrocious so far. I think I caught most of them though.
News:
New semester- Bible, English, Socials, and Math
I love English! Mr. Nickel is a wonderful teacher. Lively discussions, my four best friends(or four of my best friends). We get marks for reading. It rocks! :)
Heh, I included myself as one of my friends(accidentally of course). Wait, does this make me full of myself? Am I secretely egotistical? If so, ........CRAP!
Math will be killer.
Mr. Funk is a good teacher also.

I'm bored with this topic.
I want to go somwhere severely freezing and spit of a high place. it will freeze while in the air and shatter on the gound. Sweet.
The short story The Destructors is , interesting. This child gang goes into this house while the owner is out and take about the whole house and make it fall down. Bad description but is you read it you would appreciate it.
I almost had something to say- but then I forgot.

Oh yah, I decided that as I read a book, I cannot devour it but can only read one chapter a day of it. An can only read three chapters of three different of books. I am struggling with this. I have also discovered that I am spending to much money and that I must stop. I now have less than fifteen dollars in my banking account. I would have more but I bought a book. I bought a book! ugh. I really like the book. I'll read it more than once. I've already read it once. I bought Twilight. Yay. So it's a god and a bad thing.
Also, I have told myself that I would listen to some Metalica and The Ramones so I could have an opinion on them and I haven't. This resolution is quite old. I wonder-If I want to find some electronica at the Library what genre would I look under? There are a couple listed that I don't know what they are ( horrible grammar but who really cares?) ; maybe I should look and see what they are.
I think I'm done. Adios.

So, I was going to get on the computer to download the google chat thingy onto my mother's computer and then got side tracked to this. Which is'nt a bad thing 'cause writing random stuff is quite fun at times. Lets see, I never did write a letter to my future self this year, so I will now! (Insert freaky grin here _____)
Here goes~

To my dear future self,
I hope you are much more mature now than you were when you wrote this. I am writing to say that I had a WONDERFUL year 2007!(Hopefully you don't do capped words anymore either) I have just finished a wonderful semester full of art, sewing, physical education, and chemistry. It was truly inspiring! I feel as if I am a new person.(This is going to be a true letter but written in a sarcastical, disney princess type way) I successfully did an oil painting this year; grade ten's was -for lack of a nicer word- crappy. My sister looks cute on canvas. -Oh yah, we did some really fun clay stuff as well that my friends told me I should sell and now I want to make more because I LIKE money. It is quite useful and if you have it you can get stuff with it that you want or need. :)
I have made some wonderful friends this semester. They are great sports.Though I am concerned about the mental health of one of them. And another has a very strong liking of Gladiators and Spartans (who are actually very interesting). Wow I have no point really so-o-o, yes, I have decided to read more better stuffings for my mind. So I am reading the Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman and have lots of other books I want to read which is annoying because there are LOTS. I want to try reading some more classics too, and less romance. I have been reading much too girly stuff lately.Course some of my other reading material has impoved greatly.(Something I am very happy about) As I have said before, I read a lot of crap. I cut out some of it and have been reading the bible more often which is very good cause otherwise I sometimes feel quite distant with God and praying is'nt everything. Genesis is a sweet book.It is fairly wacky and strange. There are a lot of iteresting stories and I have found that the lineage bit can actually be very interesting if you try to connect it all to the stories.History in general is considerably interesting. :)
I am looking forward to some new courses. I have English 12, Socials 11, Math 11, and Bible (world religions?). Math shant be too fun but everything else will be just groovy. :)
Dastardlay is a unique and peachy word. I have a strong urge to use it in a sentence therefore:
MISSION #1 :

It had been a very peaceful night,
Until there were suddenly and simultaneaously sparks of light,
the sound of burning fuses,
a smokey smell.

Then, with a riotous roar like thunder-
the trees surrounding M.E.I. secondary
crashed downward onto the school.
Recking it completely!

When the building was still and all was quiet again
there was and echo of bells, ringing loudly ;
the rumble of a hungry stomach;
a crunch of cracking fingers,
sounds of steel tipped boots on crumbled stone;
deep guffaws;
and the maniacle cry "Sparta!"

They had successfully completed the mission
given by The Goon,
otherwise known as -Moe.
It had been unexpected but thats what friends are for.

However, soon these sensory sounds were drowned out
by the incessant wailing of sirens.
As one by one, the hooded figures heard;
they had a general consensus to flee.
And so they did while being serenaded by - various fans.

This dastardly deed of running from the police has been recorded at
9:22, January 25th, 2008
by the gifted storyteller Alfred (this of course being a code name), minion of Kiwi the Kapitan de Quirky-ness.
hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa-eeeeeeee-mwahahahahahaha (pant,pant) hahahahahahahahahahahahahah

:)

So, I am tired of writing and have to go potty. Bye

Ug. Since I hardly ever blog I forget my -password/username/title of blog even though I only have one- everytime I decide to post, Then it take me ten to fifteen minutes to figure it all out so I can post. I could have already finished if I had written in my journal instead.
I deleated all my old posts beacause I thought they were stupid a long time ago and now I feel stupid. Why on earth did I do that?? Then I just have the random one below cause it is the only one I left on. I annoy myself sometimes.
That is not the reason I got on here. I actually got on here (overuse of word here. Hear?) to say that I am exited to go back to school tomorrow and that It seems weird cause I'm old now. I have read way to much crap since I got home from Idaho. I needed to do something else.
Last year Steph wrote a nice poem and gave it to us all on Hailey's B'day. I like the poem . I taped it in my journal thing which has all sorts of stuff.Do you remember the poem? At one time I taped some cool looking chocolate wrappers in there. That seems a bit weird. I like writing on the computer now. I used to hate it;I barely passed typing in grade nine (pathetic).
Anyway, congrats to all grade elevens. We are now old and wise, the big/scarry kids of highschool.I used to be weirded out by grade elevens and now I am one. It is sorta cool.
Last year on Sept. fourth I wrote a letter to my future self, I think I will probrly write another next year.
I pretty much have nothing left to say so toot a loo.(SP)
;) Gabrielle A. Vance

I still need to create a cool signature for myself. I'm a slow worker, I have been thinking the previous thin all summer.