no... I am not wasted. I am not drunk... and I was not drunk at one point. There was a rather interesting guy at grad night that was drunk though. . . and he was rather flirtatious. a little awkward... plus the fact that the f*word was his favorite word. Quite interesting. When he wasn't swearing his head off, he was absolutely hilarious. Anyway.... we played some relay games that were not all that fun. but we did play root beer pong... which I am (a little) happy to admit that I did wonderfully. held my own in that game. Please do note that it was "root beer" pong... actually... it was dr. pepper pong. Mr. Drunk thought it was hilarious that they were "teaching" us high schoolers how to play a drinking game. well... we were not high schoolers anymore I suppose. lol

after the relays we all went out into the cafetorium. they (the parents of grads) had decorated it nicely to look like a casino... our theme for this year was James Bond: Casino Royale. I had a great time playing texas hold'em. LoL... it was a lot of fun. THEN... we had the prizes... holey mercy! they had gathered roughly $8,000 in donations for gifts. I won... a microwave, a george foreman grill, a coffee maker, a crock pot, an iron, a set of silverware, several sets of towels, a DVD player, a white board, a cloth fold up chair, and two laundry baskets. crazy no?!

much love,
Kynley Michal

A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Proverbs 17:10

sooo... I'm a graduate. . . and I don't know what to say. I had to give a speech- but it was not bad at all. I didn't have any problems with my cap or gown. I had a clip in my hair that I used to anchor down my cap so it didn't flop around. I wore a wedged heal so I could walk comfortably. LoL... what else is there to say.

I've been running on fumes for the past couple of days. Our senior trip to the amusement park was on Thursday. we left at 4 in the morning and got back at around 11... plus I had to finish my speech.... because my speech was due at 8 in the morning the next day at graduation practice.... bleck!! my graduation party was that friday night. wosh... sooo tired...

well... I still have Grad Night to go to... I will try to get on tomorrow and write a big long thing. but I'm tired... and a little overwhelmed. : )

talk to you later... I posted graduation pictures.

much love,
Kynley Michal

Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
Psalm 84:10

so I ended up in the worst possible place today. I got a phone call at 9:30 (a.m. mind you) from my friend panicking over the senior slide show that were are going to play at graduation. It's not done. . . and she only has this week to finish it completely. *shaking my head* pour thing.... but she decided to drag me into it. So at 10:30 I found myself at the school (which I don't have to be at) to help her finish up. Now guess what classroom she got stuck working in? the dragon lady's. enough said.

bleck... we made substantial progress though. and left at about one. My friend was giddy with delight... jumpy giddy... scary giddy. LoL but I was not the one working on it for almost three months... she can be giddy whenever she wants to be. AND she had found out that she is graduating... (pour thing had a horrible run in with the dragon lady.. her run in was worse then mine) she can be giddy if she wants to be... that's her right

oh... and I don't have insomnia. I slept wonderfully last night. : ) I also finally ate something. I think I'm going to have a horrible time next year... I get so busy and caught up in things that I forget to eat. Let's see I didn't have dinner on friday night... saturday... I had a piece of pizza on saturday... um... a small plate of chinese food on sunday... yeah... my pour body. I'm going to kill it. bleck... so I ate a little more today. I feel a lot better today. : )

much love,
Kynley Michal

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29

I don't believe I can actually claim to have insomnia. from what I read insomnia has to be a "habitual sleeplessness" . . I generally can sleep very well - especially when I go to bed as tired as I was yesterday. But I couldn't sleep. I usually have a horrible time sleeping when I have something on my mind. I wish I could just flip a switch and fall asleep when I'm stuck in nights like last night.

my heart hurts

I wish you could hear me speak sometimes. I wish you could hear me when I whisper and when I exclaim. : ) would that not be fun? But i feel like whispering today. I feel weak and meek. Smaller then I usually feel at my 5'3'' stature (and I was in my 3 inch heels too). Maybe it is because my body is just a little weak from a lack of sleep and a lack of food. Maybe.

I had children's church today. Daniel and a the lion's den. We sang animal songs, told the story, then we played with play dough until the parents came. I smell like play dough and my hands feel all greasy. ; ) LoL... now unfortunately I am the cause of the tiny pieces of smashed play dough in the carpet. a little embarrassing. I tired my hardest to get what I could out. *sigh* the pour children's room. It goes through such a beating.

Well... I must go do my laundry now.

much love,
Kynley Michal

He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble. Proverbs 3:34

today was my last day in high school. I'm done. Now... I'll have to do is wait to walk across that stage. sweet! I may be a valedictorian ... or salutatorian... the dragon lady has been breathing fire lately... and I've been scorched. we'll see what happens. *sigh* oh well... it doesn't really matter. I'm graduating and I did my best, so what's to worry about? I'm a little shaky on my speech. I've been told that there is a difference between "valedictory" and a "salutatory" ... so... do I have to write a different speech for each position? huh... *shrug* I guess I'll have to look into it.

LoL... someone had used window chalk to write on my car on two windows. stuff like "Class of 2007" and such. it was very exciting. when i got home I asked mom if we could purchase some of our own. : ) so we did and I drew all over my car and mom let me draw all over her car. One of her windows says "Mom of Grad 07" LoL... then I ambushed Daddy's car when he got home. he only let me do two window though. so I wrote "Dad of Grad 07" on both of his back passenger windows. LoL.. it was a ton of fun. I'll have to take pictures and show you guys.

I went out with the library staff for lunch today. we went to this adorable little italian restaurant. I had a meatball canoli and ate the whole thing. I was so proud of myself!! : ) LoL... It's so hard to say goodbye to people that you have grown so close to. The head librarian and I are really close now. She made me promise to stay in touch with her... goodness... things are so tough sometimes. I'm so weary of saying good bye.

my third graders found out yesterday that today was going to be my last day. . . so today when I walked in they had all made me thank/goodbye/congratulation cards... i took pictures of them and they signed my yearbook (cute huh?) then they all started crying and telling me I couldn't leave and had to go to 4th grade with them. I got all choked up... then Ms. Arter and Mrs. Mc started getting all emotional and they kept hugging me. I was so touched... it was soo sweet. I had so much fun in that classroom with them. I'm getting all teary eyed... ooohh... I will miss them. It was so much fun. how bittersweet graduation is.

my sweet little 3rd graders. I love them all.

much love,
Kynley Michal

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all others.
Romans 12:3-4

so... I'm graduating in about a week... well a week and two days. I've been running around like a chicken with her head cut off. LoL... I'm planning for senior trip, baccalaureate, award banquet, yearbook, senior slideshow, finals, senior parties, announcements, open house, thank you notes ... *sigh* I'm forgetting something... uhh... oh well, it must not be horribly important.

So... my church held a graduation party. I'm the only senior in my church so it was my own personal party. it was fun and a little nerve racking... it was odd to know that everyone was there for me. Everyone was so sweet and... loving... It was so touching... people were getting all choked up... awww... I love my church family.

Since I've been gone... Kyle turned sixteen. weird no? yes, very very wierd. anyway, he hasn't gotten his license yet. he's got a couple weeks left before he can say he has had his license for a year. So the streets are still safe right now. I'll let you all know when the roads are dangerous. ; )

I have one more final tomorrow. I have to write an essay about the book Brave New World (weird... weird book by the way). It shouldn't be to bad. I'm not horribly worried. Then I'm going to go out to dinner with the library staff. I'm really going to miss working there. I had a ton of fun in there. I also have to say good bye to my 3rd grade class.

But I'm excited beyond words.

How bittersweet graduation is.

“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.”
~Anatole France

much love,
Kynley Michal

p.s. NEW PICTURES!! yeah!!

If the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive; the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away.
Psalm 124:2-5