Hi, it's me Katherine and I'm back after a long long long long long long long long long long long long (if you are reading this paragraph I love you.) long long long long long long long long long long time of not posting.
Actually 2 months is not that THAT long. It's only 1/6 of a year.
But don't kill me...(whoever is actually reading my blog, which might just be me and like .2 of a friend.) because September was a hugely busy month, and so was October. I did start a journal in late September, so this life update is coming to you through short excerpts of my journal.
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
Yesterday we went to the Cape May zoo. Tomorrow is youth group and I can't wait to see my friends. (This is actually all of the journal entry I am willing to share online.)
Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
Today is the last day of September. Went swimming today and Grandmom came over. Drama starts tomorrow. We are doing The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. (This was a long rant-like entry, so I'll spare you the details.)
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
So, I hope Miss Michelle sends out the scripts soon. I woke up late...I can't wait for the parade tomorrow. It makes it officially fall in my opinion. (Miss Michelle is the drama teacher. The parade I referenced was an annual fall parade and 5k race in my town.)
Monday, October 6th, 2014
Today was cold. Miss Michelle sent out the scripts. I want to be Lucy. The race and parade went well. My brother ran a ten minute mile. (He's seven and was in the kid's mile-long Fun Run.) My sister ( Elisabeth) and my mother won awards in the 5k. (There was more to this entry that I wouldn't have been embarrassed to share, but it was boring.)
Thursday, October 9th, 2014
So yesterday was great. I passed the CLEP test, (CLEP tests are tests on various subjects for college credit. The one I took on October 8th was US history 1) and got Lucy. (In the play for drama.) Today co-op went well, and running club.
I wrote entries between here, but these entries were boring. Actually all my entries are boring, unless you are obsessed with my life.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
I spent last weekend at Grammy's. Today is Christmas Choir practice for my church. On Friday I took a walk and a lot of awesome pictures.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Today was great. I had an awesome time with my friends at the masquerade ball. LEARN was ok too. (LEARN is my homeschool co-op.)
Friday, October 24th, 2014
Today was a lazy day. I was so tired.
Saturday, October 25th, 2014
My mom and my sister and I went to the running store this morning. Later on, my brother and I walked to the corner store. He talked the whole way there. It was a little painful.
Sunday, October 26th, 2014
We played Sardines (A super-fun game is you can actually find the person that is hiding.) in Youth Group today, and talked about why the Bible was reliable. Rachael didn't come because she had been camping all weekend and was probably tired. (Rachael is the name is one of my closest friends and she goes to Youth group with Elisabeth and I.)
So, that's a rundown of my recent life. It's more interesting with all the details I didn't share with you, muahahaha. I hope you enjoyed reading my journal.
-Katherine
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Why Should Celebrities Do The Ice Bucket Challenge?
Hey, Katherine here. Restarting the blog again, so hey. Anyway, I'd like to post about something I noticed the past week: the ice bucket challenge. If you have a facebook or an instagram, I'm sure this showed up at least once in your feed the past week. But for those of you "friend"-less people, I'll give you a quick rundown on what the ice bucket challenge is:
"Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed."
Basically, the Ice Bucket Challenge involves a person filming a video of themselves completing the challenge, which is dumping a bucket of ice water over their head. They then post the video on their social media account, nominating several friends. You have twenty-four hours to complete the challenge if you were nominated. (I was nominated, and ran out of time. Oops.) If you do not complete the challenge, you have to donate $100 to the ALS association. If you complete the challenge, you are also supposed to give $10 to the ALS association. It is all well and good to raise awareness and give money to a noble cause, but if you care so much about raising money for ALS, why not give the whole $100 instead of saving $90 by dumping a bucket of ice water over your head?
Whatever, it's your decision. But the biggest problem I have with this challenge is the wealthy celebrities that do the Ice Bucket Challenge? Like, you have billions of dollars yet you are still going to dump the bucket of water over your head instead of helping out the cause big time by donating a larger amount of money?
Justin Bieber did it twice, instead of donating to the cause. Why?
I know the Ice Bucket Challenge is supposed to be fun and stuff, but seriously, if you are taking a video of yourself completing the Ice Bucket challenge with your mansion or fancy pool or the rolling hills of your estate in the background, I think you are over-qualified to give more then just a video of you getting ice cubes in your hair.
So I am not telling you how to live your life or what charities to donate to, but if you are going to give part of your time to raise awareness for a cause, I think it is only fitting that you follow through and at least give your ten dollars.
-Katherine
The Ice Bucket Challenge helps raise awareness for ALS victims. ALS is a disease that affects your nerve cells and brain. The ALS Association website (alsa.org) says:
Basically, the Ice Bucket Challenge involves a person filming a video of themselves completing the challenge, which is dumping a bucket of ice water over their head. They then post the video on their social media account, nominating several friends. You have twenty-four hours to complete the challenge if you were nominated. (I was nominated, and ran out of time. Oops.) If you do not complete the challenge, you have to donate $100 to the ALS association. If you complete the challenge, you are also supposed to give $10 to the ALS association. It is all well and good to raise awareness and give money to a noble cause, but if you care so much about raising money for ALS, why not give the whole $100 instead of saving $90 by dumping a bucket of ice water over your head?
Whatever, it's your decision. But the biggest problem I have with this challenge is the wealthy celebrities that do the Ice Bucket Challenge? Like, you have billions of dollars yet you are still going to dump the bucket of water over your head instead of helping out the cause big time by donating a larger amount of money?
Justin Bieber did it twice, instead of donating to the cause. Why?
I know the Ice Bucket Challenge is supposed to be fun and stuff, but seriously, if you are taking a video of yourself completing the Ice Bucket challenge with your mansion or fancy pool or the rolling hills of your estate in the background, I think you are over-qualified to give more then just a video of you getting ice cubes in your hair.
So I am not telling you how to live your life or what charities to donate to, but if you are going to give part of your time to raise awareness for a cause, I think it is only fitting that you follow through and at least give your ten dollars.
-Katherine
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