Pennsylvania

We have been at Garland's since very late Wednesday night. Or I guess you could say very early Thursday morning! We had a very long drive. And if you remember, I was very concerned about what I was going to eat. I didn't do horrible. OK, so I did eat a combo from Bojangles with a sweet tea, but when we stopped at McDonald's to get Anna Dove something to eat, I DIDN'T, I repeat, I DIDN'T get a mocha frappe. Even though both Todd and Kaitlin got one, I did not. I drank my STUPID lemon flavored water.

Oh well, on to something less depressing than starvation...Thursday night daddy took all seven of us to a Hibachi Grill. I had never really been to a Japanese Steak house where they cook right in front of you. By the way, I ate very good all day so I could at a good supper. So anyway, Anna Dove thought our cook was hilarious. When he got to the part where he was flipping shrimp into our mouths, which I missed, she thought this was really funny. So he offered to throw one to her. He tried several times, but each time she was just miss it by a hair! We really enjoyed our meal, but it was so stinkin' expensive. Again, the best part was watching how Anna Dove enjoyed the cook!

On Friday, Garland still had to work, so the rest of us went to steal some souls! We went into Bird In Hand, PA to the Amish farmers market. I love to go there every time we come to PA. I am in such awe at how he Amish live and work. What a true testament to God's word they are.

While at the market, I bought this book titled "The Happening". It is about the shooting that happened in one of the Amish Schools back in 2006. I had seen the book at the market a couple of years ago and had regretted not buying it then. It is not a very long book, but it is so powerful. I read it the day I bought it. It is told from the point of view of one of the female students that was involved in this horrible experience. I suggest reading it to anyone, you can borrow my copy! I will be reading it again. It is very emotional and really put your life in a different perspective. It also made me question myself and made me wonder how I would react in the same situation. I can only pray that I would have the true Christian heart that all of the Amish community has shown throughout this incident!

OK then....on Saturday, Todd, me, Kaitlin, and GW went to Dorney Park. It is an amusement park somewhere around here. It was GW's company picnic. i was able to meet some of his friends from work, I rode some really awesome/scary rides, and ate some pretty OK food. I did A LOT of uphill walking so I did not feel bad eating what I wanted. Even so, it is becoming a little easier to compromise on what I am eating, so I can eat certain things.

Today is Father's Day! Me, Todd, and Kaitlin went to a Helicopter museum. It was actually pretty neat. I usually do not look forward to going to this type of thing, but every time I go, I come out having loved the experience/ I learned a lot of things that I did not know about helicopters, and got a cool t-shirt!! We had steak for lunch! Mine and my daddy's favorite!!!!!

Well, this has kind of turned into a longer post than I intended, but now you know whats been going on with me!

Oh yeah, when we were visiting the Amish, my daddy bought Anna Dove this little apron that had a few cooking utensils. When we got home that evening, she began trying to "flip shrimp" into our mouths....You know, like our cook at the Hibachi place. What a funny kid I have! She keeps us laughing!!!