Reading...

I'm sitting in the library at school...not one of my favorite places to be though because I really do not enjoy reading all that much. But you know what? Sitting here looking at all of these books has reminded me of something that we learned at Student Life Camp this summer. (those of us who WENT and did not stay at home all week like uh-chum...Bethany, Holly Amelia...) haha just kidding. But the speaker at camp taught one night about the story of Jesus when he was twelve years old and he stayed behind in Jerusalem. You know the story...we've all heard it many many times but this speaker hit on something I had never even thought about before. The verse that says Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men.....he said that if Jesus, the God ALmighty in human form, could humble himself enough to find LEARNING important, then we should, too! Jesus GREW in wisdom. He took the time and effort to learn. The speaker asked us, "How many of you would say that you hate school?" I was about to put my hand waaaay up in the air-I figured everyone would-but no one did. I thought about it alot and it really convicted me. Jesus could have totally skipped the learning process, I mean he was God, but he went through it any way. We are to imitate Christ, yes, even in the small things. I should not hate school and I should not hate reading. I want to be like Christ in every aspect of my life. I think so many times we say to ourselves, "Okay, today I have to make sure that I am like Christ. That means I can't do anything that He would not do." But do you know what? Our mindset should be different. Not only should we not do anything that Jesus would not do, but we should also DO everything that he WOULD do! Wow...that is alot different isn't it? So let's try and remember to be in the mindset of Christ at all times. Let's imitate him in all areas of our lives...even the small ones.

Clarification

Sorry... Dawn is Green and Sarah is pink. When we write them together they will be in black. Sorry.

Yeah for scrubs!!!

Today was my first day at my EBCE site...uh-oh. That means that I had to first of all WAKE UP, then get out of the house, then figure out how to get to where I am going, then actually find the entrance to the parking lot and find my contact person. Hmmmm...all before 8:30 AM. I am proud to say that I accomplished every bit of that-and before 8:30...well 8:30 ish at least. And I was frantic on the phone with my mother, driving around downtown trying to decide which way to turn and onto what street to get to Samaritan Hospital. Then I missed the entrance and had to go down all these crazy one-way streets just to miss it a second time...at this point my mom is also frantic and everything is just nuts. But I found it eventually and all is well. -----WOW! Today was awesome...almost the minute I walked through the door they gave me ........................are you prepared for this ?............Scrubs!! Ah. I was soooo excited-I felt so important. Like someone should be saying to me, "Why yes, Dr. Bailey, your next patient is in pre-op. Should we begin preparations for surgery?" Anyways, they let me watch two surgeries today: during the first they removed a sebaceous cyst from a patient's lower cheek, in the other they removed some kind of fatty tissue or something (they used really big words) from a lady's back. It was sooo cool and I was standing right there while they were slicing these people to pieces! I got to talk to alot of really funny people...I guess they were doctors and nurses and -hmmmm-not sure but they were all wearing those awesome scrubs! So, the day started off a frantic-mess (really)...but in the end it was great. I would have to say the highlight of today was definately the scrubs....Yeah for scrubs!

How to Eat Grilled Worms

Okay...so today we almost had the adventure of a lifetime... we had the worms (leftover fish bait from Sunday's fishing trip), we had the grill (hot and ready), we had the condiments (several choices...for variety of course!). We were ready and eager to embark on the daring adventure of eating grilled worms when suddenly we realized that there was a gigantic window right in front of us. Mrs. Bailey (just guess on which one) was staring wide-eyed and frantic, thinking that we are the craziest people in the world..."Noooooo! Sarah!! Dawn!! No. You'll get Hepatitis and die!" -But she's nuts...we've had our Hepatitis shots already! Duh!
Therefore, sadly, our opening entry for this amazing blog has absolutely no personal research behind it whatsoever...so here are our best guesses on ways to eat the hypothetical grilled worm:

10. marinated in italian dressing (cause that's the way my mommy did the yummy chicken we ate for lunch today.)

9. shish-kabob style

8. atop light vanilla ice cream

7. as a pizza topping-the new pepperoni substitute

6. popsicles- grill em, freeze em, and eat em!

5. stir fry-get your veggies and your protein for the day

4. with fruit (so that the healthy nuts out there will eat it... you know who you are.)

3. teriyaki sauce-Konnichiwa!!!!!

2. with classic ketchup and mustard (it's the new hot dog!)

1. in Grilled Worm Casserole a la Bailey!

A Word of Caution: For all of those Dare-Devils who are currently considering trying this for yourselves...let it be known that there is a possibility that during your feast you may accidentally consume our dear friend Mr. Herman the Worm. ( I.....was.....Sittin' on a fence post, chewin' my Bubble Gum.....Smack Smack Smack Smack... playing with my yo-yo....doo-op...dooo-op.................) So be Careful out there guys!

Fun Facts About Dawn and Sarah

To better acquaint ourselves with our readers, we would like to introduce ourselves through a series of fun facts about Dawn and Sarah, as decided by each other.

Dawn:

• AKA "The Human Garbage Disposal"
• could entertain herself with nothing but a swamp
• is obsessed with the ideas of backpacking and paintball
• the movie "Gidget" is the story of her life (although she has never seen it)
• is infamous for swallowing a blinking lightbulb in Gatlinburg (an incident famous both at Porter and in Alabama)
• has a fetish for nerds, cowboys, and nerdy cowboys ("I like big belt buckles, and I cannot lie...")
• convinced Sarah to eat a fire ant in New Mexico (ending in Sarah's hand getting stung and swelling up for three weeks)
• will not refuse any dare (and we mean ANY)
• has a track record of leaving car on and unlocked, often with things on top
• is pyro (mwah, hah, hah)

Sarah:

• makes random weird noises with her throat
• likes to dress fashionably, but not match
• CANNOT cry (she has the heart of the Tin Man)
• her role models include Lorelai Gilmore and Nanny Fine
• loves her hot pink crocks, hot pink Converses, hot pink flip-flops, hot pink sandals, and her hot pink blog!
• dislikes unnecessary physical contact (as in, from people of the same sex)
• loves going through other people's underwear drawers
• likes blood and gore (why do you want to become a nurse, Sarah?...)
• has yummy tasting body sparkles
• LOVES Cheetos (especially the big puffy ones)

So, in closing, you now know us a little better...so go buy us a Christmas present. Thanks.