"It is quite humid today, isn't it?"

Hello there to one and all.

I am just going to say one thing.

It is so humid today that while I was sitting in my wood chair, the arms were sticky.

When I was vacuuming the wood floors, the vacuum was sticking to the floor.

My stars, is it humid today!

Kaye Ann

It's HOT

Do any of you recall the day back in February (if I am remembering correctly), when we were all sitting inside at breakfast at, oh, 8:30 and our thermometers read -20 degrees F.? I do recall it, but not what it felt like since today's sweltering peak of 97 degrees F. where I am hit. We went grocery shopping, and while we were wheeling our cart out of the store to our car, the chocolate chips started to melt! We had only been outside for maybe 3 minutes! YIKES! Well, I took a picture of our thermometer when it read -20, but I can't find it. When, I do, I'll post it with today's thermometer next to it. It's hard to believe we had a 120 degree jump in 4 months. Have a great, sweltering day! Kaye Ann Silver

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Hello to one and all... I am really excited to be done with school for the year. My friend was commenting that we could meet if she ever finished her school! Well, we both did, so that was really cool. Another year is over! Next week is our church's VBS and I am really looking forward to it. I've been asked to sing in the band, so that will be a lot of fun to see all the kids singing along. My sister L is counting down to when she gets to go to camp. I am really excited too. It should be totally amazing to see God work in the kids we will be with. I can hardly wait to see how He's going to use me that week. One song that I really like is Hero by Jars of Clay. Look it up on iTunes or YouTube to hear it. It is really cool and makes you want to praise God that He is the only one who can save us from ourselves and our fears. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son the whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. For God didn't send His Son into the world, but to save the world." John 3:16-17. I pray that your summer will be as exciting as mine is! Kaye Ann Silver "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

This Post is Dedicated to my Dog:

These are two of my favorite pictures of Kira and Tori. :( I miss Tori some days...

My doodle of Kira

I just love these pictures of Kira and Tori. Tori is missed and Kira is still a hoot to be with.

~Kaye Ann

What A Wonderful Day

Hello hello hello......

I am going to go to CAMP THIS WEEKEND AND I AM BUSTING TO GET THERE!

I am starting to drive my sisters nuts with updates: "36 hours and I'll be at CAMP!" Oh well...they are just as excited about visting our grandparents.

So to pass time, I have cleaned my room, done school, mowed the lawn (I love to mow), played with my dog, and now I am here.

I just thought I would say that I am really really really really really really really excited.

Farewell.

Kaye Ann Silver

Spring Break Week

Hello there all!

This week, as you could tell by the title, was spring break week. We had a blast. My dad took me and my sisters up to the Duluth area during an ice storm. We had a blast and really had a good prayer life while driving under some dipping power lines and sagging trees. Also, we had a project fair yesterday that went SO WELL!Granny and Grandpa, my friends from church, and Botso and J all came to cheer me and my sisters on. There were many cool projects and a lot of people. Thank you to everyone who showed up to support me and my sisters and everyone in our homeschool co-op.

I give my presentation on Split Rock Lighthouse to Granny and Grandpa and J.

Me and my very good friend from church.

Split Rock Lighthouse after the ice storm. THANKS! In Christ, Kaye Ann Silver

Kira's Birthday

Okay...

I am a total dog lover. Those of you who know me know this to be true. After being away from my dog for a while, I'll "pet anything that's fuzzy... even a tree with soft leaves!" as Mamo said once after being away from her two gorgeous goldens for a week. She is a fellow dog lover.

I know that the bottom two pictures aren't recent, but she sure is cute.

This being said, I just thought that you all should know that it is our family's dog's 5th birthday tomorrow. My sister L's birthday is on the 13th and my sister J's birthday is April 29th. My goodness! Birthdays Galore!

I can hardly believe it, though. It seems like two days ago my mom walked in late carrying her and we all just loved her from that moment on.

I love my dog.

Kaye Ann Silver

Awesome, Amzing, Life-Changing Movie

Hey there everybody! I was just on my email and I got this movie from youtube on it. I watched it with my mom and it was amazing. It shows the love of Christ and how sin tries to overcome a Christian. It is truly amazing. The video was filmed at a youth conference and it made me and my mom cry. The story it shows is so true. I ask that you take five minutes and watch this. You truly get a picture of how much Christ does for us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyheJ480LYA Our God is so good. He loves us more than you or I could ever imagine. Kaye Ann Silver

Back from the Lake

Back from the lake with many pictures. These are only a fourth of all of the photos I took while we were up there. It was a blast!

Birds Buzzed the Feeder Every Morning while we were up there. I bet that there were as many as a hundred birds in their front yard alone!

Birch Grove

The Slanting Tree

Just an idea of how tall the trees are up there. I only got half of the trees in this picture!

Looking Up at Mr. Porcupine

Three Sisters on a Log

The Log Climbers Inc.

Mr. Porcupine

(if you knew our family's dog Tori, this porcupine was as big as her!)

Ms. Tessa after a Mouse

Blue Shadows

The Road Less Traveled

Across the Pond

Hidden Canoes

My sisters and Mamo

Lake in the Woods

The Hidden Trail

The Birch Gateway

Sunset

Sunset again

Fuzzy, but cool picture.

Hey there everybody!

I just got back from the lake two days ago and I took A LOT of pictures. Here are some of my favorites!!!!

All of these (except for the bird feeder one) were taken in the woods that are directly across the street from Mamo and Papa's house. The man who owns the woods lets my grandma and her dogs walk in there because they aren't up much. The land back there is AMAZING. There are three lakes hidden in the woods, fox dens and lots of deer tracks.

We had a ton of fun up there. I think the highlight of the week was to get to spend a lot of time with our awesome Mamo and Papa (and seeing the Lightning play hockey says my sister M).

Alright. See ya!

Kaye Ann Silver

They Really Do Respond

Hey there everyone, especially all you book people out there. I don't know if you have read the Inheritance Cycle Series by Christopher Paolini or not, but if you haven't, I HIGHLY recommend them. They are a great series of books that I really enjoyed. There is only one downsides to it. Paolini really takes some characters and names from J.R.R. Tolkien. They are an awesome series that really grab and keep your attention. I honestly couldn't put any of them down. The last book isn't out yet, but that's alright. I hope that it's out soon though. Anyway, I mailed Christopher Paolini a letter telling him that I really really really would like it if he didn't just kill off Eragon (the main character) or Saphira (his dragon) at the end of the book because they goofed up or made a dumb decision like so many authors do. I sent it out and thought that I would never recieve an answer. I didn't really think about it for a month until I got a letter in the mail HAND ADDRESSED AND MAILED to me from Christopher Paolini's HOUSE. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!! The letter was typed out to me specifically instead of just one of those 'just print another one off' letters. He signed it and responded that he would keep the characters in a good line but that their fates were set. I was so excited I didn't know what to say. It was HAND ADDRESSED AND MAILED, SIGNED AND ADDDRESSED MY LETTER SPECIFICALLY!!! I was shocked. It just goes to show that if you ever get published, you should respond personally to the letters you recieve. I'll say it now: if if if if IF I am ever published, I will, on my word, respond to the letters I recieve. Thanks, Mr. Paolini. You made my day. Kaye Ann Silver "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds. For you know the testing of your faith develops perserverance; and perserverance must finish its work so that you will be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4

Welcome to Minnesota

It is hard to believe that it was 52 degrees, sunny and warm as spring today when it was -20 degrees only a few weeks ago. I am so anxious for spring... We have truly had a Minnesota winter. Only two days (Jan. 2nd and today) were above freezing. Wow. Tonight I am going to be a slug. That is my new word for describing myself on Saturdays and Sundays. Actually, I wasn't really a slug today. I helped my dad outside and just soaked up the warm sunshine. I also took my dog for a walk around the pond in our neighborhood, made cookies, and just smiled at the warmth of it all. I'm a little jealous of my Mamo and Papa who are in California and Granny and Grandpa who are in Mexico. I can hardly wait for them all to get back and share the pictures and stories from their travels. Please keep a friend of mine in your prayers. I am not going to give you names or details, just pray that she gets through this tough time and that I am able to reach out and assist in any way possible. I just finished the front side of a quilt that I hope to finish later this week. In February, my sisters and I are going to Mamo and Papa's for a week of sewing and woodshop-ing. It's gonna be a ton of fun. I should go help my sisters with dinner. See ya! Kaye Ann But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest upon me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 PS: no pictures yet, but there will be soon! Thanks!

Lazy-Dazy Sunday Afternoon

Today we have Church all day pretty much (except for well...three hours at home). We have all taken to reading our favorite books(me) or listening to books on tape while recording them on a digital voice recorder (L) or playing house (M). L just got a rock tumbler and so that has been a lot of fun for everybody. Yesterday my dad and L and M set it up and now it has to tumble for a week and then they have to change the powder and let it tumble for 3 days, change the pwder, tumble for a week and then it will be done. Whew! That's a long time. The only downer is that it is a bit noisy at night. L can hardly wait to see how her agates turn out. My mom got my sister M's mp3 player to work so that has been a hit all week too. So far she has all of the High School Musical songs on it, all the TobyMac CD's, and a few songs by Hawk Nelson. Me, I am waiting for some books I ordered (about 15) to come in the mail. They just can't seem to come fast enough. I am trying to gather all of the Left Behind: Kids series books because they are going out of print. After my oder comes in, I will only be missing 4 of the 40 in the series. I am very excited. Though I am a bit worried about my bookeshelf. The boards that the books sit on are starting to warp. I'm going to put some wood pieces in between each shelf to support it. Sorry, no pictures this time. I haven't taken any recently. Mamo and Papa bought me a new card for my camera that can hold 850 pictures. I am very excited about that. Thanks! Well....that's it for now. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall no perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 Kaye Ann