Christmas Day.

This year we woke up around 7ish, (me 6:50ish). It was silly. I counted down the last 10 minutes on my watch then woke my mom up. She got up, and got dressed and all and then woke up my dad and Annalee. We went to the living room and Whoooppee! We had 2 stockings full, and 10 gifts each. I got Wall-E, Daddy Day Care, Clue!, Apples to Apples, ToothTunes and new toothpaste, Extra gum, the new Nick magazine, with 2 posters. We went on a scavenger hunt, looking for our Nintendo DS and games. We found the first one in the kitchen, in the pantry. My first game was Star Wars Force Unleashed, and a note. Then we went to the living room and there was 2 more games for both of us, 1 ea. They both had notes, and we read them. My 2nd game was Brainquest. Then we looked in my parents' bathroom, and there was the last 2 games! Mine had another note, and it was Star Wars: The Clone Wars Jedi Alliance.

Last, we went into our parents HUMONGOUS closet, and looked for our Nintendo DS'. I found them, and mine was Onyx Black, with Anna's being Hot Pink. This was probably our favorite Christmas ever.

The night before, on Christmas Eve, we went to our great grandmother,Willie Mae's, house. We ate there like normal redneck families do, and then went and looked under our small Christmas tree. Annalee had 3 different presents, I had one. It was 20Q. But, Anna got 10$ for Cmas money, and I got 60$. Hannah, brought her boyfriend, Brad, again. Him and I are seriously like two peas in a pod. There is this one thing we do where I come up to him, he pretends to punch me, and I duck. I add my own Special Fx and moves. He just does the punching and the laughing. We got along quickly.

Before we had to go, suddenly, Willie Mae goes, "Jessie (my mom) Could you get those pictures of michael and annalee out of here? I dont want anything to happen to them." She scared me so badly when she said that. I thought she was saying she would die before Christmas next year. I know she's 89, but thats not too bad is it? But then I asked mom what she meant by that, and she said, " Oh I think she's afraid the house will fall down or something. Look at the cracks in the ceiling." So I'm still not for sure if she was reassurring her or me. But it was an awesome Christmas.

Apparently, DS' are easy to get finger prints on. This is a big ol' Redneck fact. Now...lemme try to work up my own Christmas story.

The Big Ol' Redneck Christmas:
There was once a night,
with no coyotes howling,
everyone snoring,
even my great aunt mauwee,
but then i heard,
the great christmas sleigh,
so i grabbed up my shotgun,
and woke the others,
except my great aunt mauwee,
we went a whoopin',
out the front door,
looking for big ol' mr. santy-clause,
but then we heard,
the big ol' gruntin of a boar hog.
We looked up,
and o'course mr. santy-clause,
was up and stuck in the chimney.
as we watched and watched,
blitzen, mezten, and donner,
tried to push ol' redneck,
santy-clause down the chimney.
So we formed this big ladder,
made out of ol' rednecks,
and climbed each other to the top,
but we had to pull ol' Bill Rednacker,
because he was the tallest,
and at the bottom.
After that confrontation,
we picked up our slingshots,
and made the chimney wider,
and with the help of ol' big Westin,
we pushed Santy-Clause down the chimney.
As we shoved and heaved,
it seemed as if Santy-Clause got taller and taller,
because he had his feet at the bottom, and his head at the top.
So we made him kneel and sit,
and got a few into the house,
and pulled him out.
Later that night, as we all were heading to bed,
with presents under the tree,
and stockings filled.
We heard ol' Santy Clause going,
"Merry Christmas, ye ol' Rednecks!"
So as that was last heard,
we climbed into bed,
and fell asleep,
listening to Aunt mauwee snore.
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I thought of that me self! :D

Merry Christmas!
-Michael

Sunday's givings and Christmas on Tuesday

Sunday we went and bought gifts for the poor. Cameron, my cousin, and I went and had to be a pair to find presents, we found a total of 9 things for 50$ (25$ ea.) Our other cousins found a lot of stuff also, but we found the most. Grandma ended up spending around $273.67 for the gifts. Before that, we went and ate at Chile's. The wait there was an hour, so we went to Logan's, the wait for there was 1 hour and a 1/2.So we went to El Chile Verde's because Hannah and Bekah know the owners through Tia and Tio. It was like a 45 minute wait, but it was good anyway. So we went to the south and east side of West Monroe, and gave out gifts. They went quickly. About after 30-45 mins of driving around, we finished. Erika, Cameron, Hannah, Bekah, Aunt Kelly, Grandma, Grandpa, Andrew, Annalee, Ashley, and I went. It was awesome.

Also, last night we went and ate at my other grandma's.We normally spend the night over there, but this year no one did. We ate Frito Pie and Gumbo. After, we opened presents. I got Brisingr (3rd book in Inheritance Trilogy by 21-year old Christopher Paoulini), Hot Hoops, a Aquarium, The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian; 2 Nintendo DS games: Mario Kart DS, and Need for Speed Undercover; Me and annalee shared a Uno Attack game, and we each got a toothbrush set to clean placque I guess. Today we got to my great-grandmother's in Calhoun, for Christmas. I hope we have an awesome time.

Christmas Party !!! And Outreach !!!!

Yesterday, from 10am-2pm we went to a small community park in a poor part of West Monroe for a Christmas Outreach. We had 200 fish fillets, 175 presents for the kids, and 75 grocery bags. They were all gone when it was over. Santa (Ronnie) came around 12:45ish and gave presents to the kids. KNOE8 News came and filmed us for a little while. He gave out presents, while me, Dad, Jason, and Austin gave out grocery bags to the parents. We also had a basketball court and a jumper for kids. I had to get in the jumper with Anna, and ended up helping watch with Clay. There was this one really cute little black kid, smaller than a dinner table, probably no more than 3, that got in there. He was mainly crawling around, being pushed about, stepped on, and nearly fell on. He tried to get on the slide and slide down, but he couldn't even reach the handles. I picked him up and put him on there, still holding on to him, because 3 big guys jumped onto it from the jumper and slid down. I finally got him on it, and this guy with a yellow +black shirt jumped on, nearly headbucked him, and rolled over him. It surprised me that the little boy didn't even cry. One time earlier on, Emily, from church was getting onto the slide, and someone else started jumping on it, and it flung her off on her back. She didn't even get hurt. Also, around 10:50ish-11:20ish we went door to door to tell people about the Outreach. Tia, (My aunt; the pastor's wife) didn't even get one door to open for her. Austin, went to a door and had to speak through the door to a riverbend Principal, and then to the lady without a door in front of her. Tia came up and told her what was happening, While Austin stuttered over words. We busted a gut behind him, and when I told him, he was like, "Huh? Why?" That made them laugh even more.

Today is the Christmas Party at church for kids. We have to get there by 9:30, and it goes through 11 I think. We are having our regular lessons, and then Food, food, and more food. Also we will learn about the true meaning of Christmas, play games, inside and out, and just have alot of fun!

Also, after Church, I have to go to my grandmother's, we'll go eat, and then go shopping for unfortunately poor kids and give them gifts for christmas. We started it last year, and I hope the tradition'll last. She got me a Bday present in September, Madden 09 All-Play, so I'm good :D

How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Last night I watched two airings of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, (Jim Carrey version), on ABC Families. It made me think, What is Christmas really about? In different parts of the story, They say presents. But little Cindy Lou Who says its about family and friends, I was thinking about it last night. Cindy Lou Who was right about the family and friends, but also Jesus. That day is the day Jesus Christ is born. A lot of people right now think its just about gifts, and nothing else. Its funny how the Grinch is a big hairy Who, with no one around to make him happy, he's a old hermit living inside a freezing mountain. And then he gets his heart 3x bigger? I dont get it. But hey, its still a good movie.

Let it snow!

We've been getting Winter weather warnings and advisorys lately, so I hope it snows just like last year. Last year, we went to my grandmother's house who owns rolling hills + 26 acres or so? She owns Rolling Hills Farms and Triple AAA Mini-Storage. Right now, they're living in the Ashford Place Apartments. There aren't many trees there, so I hope we get to go if it snows. :D

Christmas Outreach

Life Church is having a Christmas Outreach in a poor side of town tommorrow for all the kids and adults who need help. We're having a fish fry, giving away presents for the kids, groceries for the adults, There will be one or two jumpers set up for the kids.... So people should come. It'll be great. Last year it was on the News, with interviews with Uncle Joel, the pastor and a few other Life Group members. We are getting presents today and taking them to church for tomorrow. I hope we get to go.

Breaking Dawn

I finished Breaking Dawn about a week ago, 3 days after I started it. There are 3 books in it, Bella's view for the 1st, Jacob Black's for the 2nd, and Bella's for the 3rd.

Book 1:
Isabella "Bella" Swan gets married to Edward Cullen, the vampire. They go to Isle Esme for their honeymoon, in the Carribbean Sea. A week later, She discovers a box of Tampons. She finds out she's pregnant, and calls Carlisle, her dad-in-law. He confirms the belief, and they rush home.

Book 2:
Jacob Black is a werewolf, the next in line for the Alpha Wolf. He becomes Beta, and Sam Uley is Alpha. He leaves the pack after they decide to kill Bella to kill the baby. Seth Clearwater and Leah Clearwater also leave and join Jacob's new pack. They keep Sam and his pack away, for a month while Bella is pregnant. A month after learning Bella's pregnant, she goes into labor. She has an emergency C-Section and dies. Renesmee is born.

Book 3:
This is Bella's side of the story. It talks about the searing, fiery, deathly pain. She gets Vampire poison injected into her heart. 3 days later, she wakes up as a Newborn Vampire, very thirsty. She goes on a Hunt with Edward, (they only hunt animals, their "Vegetarians"). She learns Renesmee is well and thriving. Soon afterwards, she is tested by Jacob, who imprinted on Renesmee. Bella gets to see Renesmee for the first time. She is looking for her mom. But a few minutes after holding her, she learns Jacob imprinted and nicknamed her baby, Nessie, after the Loch Ness monster. A quick confrontation occurs, where she breaks Seth's left shoulderblade. Seth is treated by Carlisle. About a week after Nessie is born, she starts to talk saying, "Mama where is Grandpa?" A little while later, she goes hunting with Bella, Edward, and Jacob. Irina, a vampire in the Denali Clan sees Renesmee and believes her a Immortal Child. An Immortal Child is a mortal baby turned into a Vampire. Irina reports to the Volturi, an Italian vampire coven, and they come to Forks. They come a month after Alice foresees the Volturi. She, and Jasper, her mate, go to find Nomads, and half-human half-vampire breeds like Nessie. The wolves stand with the vampires, and they testify against the Volturi. Aro, the main Volturi, decides to leave unlike Marcus and Caius' wishes. The Volturi and their guard leave, and the Cullens can live in peace. That is Bella and Edward's happily ever after.

Sounds like a good book, huh? It is. Go check it out. :D

-Michael.