Kayla's Corner: February 2013

So, it's been awhile, I know. It's not like I've been purposely not blogging, I've just been pretty busy. I mean, I have a baby sister. And that's a good excuse. Come on, admit it. *waits patiently* Thank you. That wasn't so hard, was it?

But, I'm going to try and get back to regular blogging. I actually have written lots of times lately, it's just that that stuff hasn't gotten posted. I can't tell you how many posts I've deleted that had the word 'draft' next to them. It's actually kind of pathetic. But I find blogging... I don't know.... Relaxing in a way. It's nice to get my feelings out on paper (I've started writing posts into a notebook first), to let people know what's going on in my life, to have pictures that my family will one day be able to look at. It's kind of neat to think about. You know, I can't really look at many pictures of my mom, and certainly not my grandma, when they were younger, so I guess a motivation for me to blog is that I'll have a way for future generations to find out about me. Sorry, now I'm just rambling. I tend to do that. :)

Anyway, let me get back to the update. Danielle is a month old now. It's amazing to me how fast she's grown. You know, I know everyone says this, but I seriously think Danielle is the cutest little baby God ever made. I mean really. She's just so sweet! Especially when she's sleeping. But she's adorable when she's awake too. She has big blue eyes, just like the rest of my siblings (I have hazel eyes, and Mom and I are the only ones who do. Everyone else has blue eyes). I'll put pictures at the end of this post so you can see just how cute she is. :)

Let's see. What else can I talk about other than my gorgeous sister? Oh! I know. About 2 weeks ago, my great- great aunt came to visit from Ohio. She'll be staying with my grandparents for 6 weeks. She comes every year around this time. My uncle used to come too, but he died last year. :( So now Aunt Suzie comes. We've seen her 3 times since she came. We saw her the day she came (the 5th), then we saw her twice this week. Actually, I've seen her twice. She and Nana came to pick me up Wednesday after my voice lesson. Nobody else saw her that day. But we all went over to Nana's house on Valentine's Day. We see Nana every year on Valentine's Day. And normally Aunt Suzie is in town, so we get to see her too. That's always nice. Anyway, it's nice to have her here. She'll be here for our winter birthday party, which we're all excited about. I believe the party is next Sunday. My grandpa, Dad, Jonathan, Hannah, David and Danielle will all be included. Normally my aunt and uncle would be part of it too, but they recently moved to Phoenix, and they won't be able to make it.

I've been listening to some really great audiobooks lately. I have lots of great books, but lately I haven't had the time to read them, so I've been listening to books instead. I found an app for my phone where you sign in to your library account, and you can borrow audiobooks from the library just like you would borrow books. You just download them right onto your phone. It's really neat. The app is called 'Overdrive' for anyone who's interested. I've listened to 'The Hunger Games, 'Heaven is for Real', and now I'm listening to 'Piercing the Darkness' by Frank Peretti. We have that book (2 copies actually), but I've never gotten around to reading it . But I found it on Overdrive and I really like it so far. Frank Peretti is a really great author. I LOVE mystery stories, but I've never been able to find appropriate mystery books. Then I found Frank Peretti's books. I knew who he was, (I'd seen a tv show he stared in and I'd heard him speak) and I knew he wrote books, but I'd never read them before. And I'm really glad I did. And I actually have a question. Has anyone heard of Terri Blackstock? She's supposed to write Christian mystery/suspense books just like Peretti. I've never read any of her books, but I'd like to.

I've been doing a lot of crocheting lately. Right now I have 7 blankets to make. I really like doing this and all, but sometimes it's tiring. Lately I've been telling myself that if I want to listen to Piercing the Darkness, then I have to be crocheting while I do it. :) Although I do really want to finish these orders because I want to enter a blanket in the Pima County Fair this year. My aunt suggested it and I think it's a good idea. Here's a picture I got on Etsy. I'm still trying to decide what colors to use. Any suggestions? The deadline to mail it is March 9th, so I'll have to hurry. :)