Mairi

hey

im on holiday! yipee!

The plan was to go camping in the Poole area of England. We spent the most of Friday in the car….not actally driving because we were stuck in traffic for aaaggggeeessss. But my dad bought a dvd player for the car so that made the jouney seem shorter. But finally we got half way and to our hotel where we stayed ove night.

In the morning we had a swim in the hotel pool before heading off for Poole again. Not long after we left we got stuck in more traffic. Bumper to bumper for two and a half hours. Its probably because of all the flooding thats been happening that we wer stuck for so long. We eventually made it to near the New Forest and still stuck in a traffic jam we decided to go to the camp site there and see if it was open. As we drove through the new forrest wild horss were evrywhere on either side of the road. We drove through a small country village and there was a foal feeding from its mother in the middle of the road! About 5 minutes andanother thousand times of me shouting ‘AWW LOOK ANOTHER HORSE!’ or ‘AWW LOOK AT THE FOAL!’ we got to the campsite. Unfortnatly lots of people got there befoe us andth site was full. Due to water-logging in all the other forrest sites everyone was in the one site. They say there will be spaces on Monday…..if they arnt closed because of the weather.

So we are staying at my aunt and uncles in South Hampton untill tomorrow whn we will phone and HOPEFULLY get to the campsite. i REEEEAAALLLY want o go there! the horses are amazing!…oh and it was sunny and lots of places for me and allan to play about….but there are HORSES!!!

Dont know if ill get to update since we will be in a tent and they dont usually come with laptops and Wi-Fi.

 Got the new Harry Pottr book yesterday its reeeeeaaaally good. i wont say anything about it exept it is sad  but its the best one so far i think. Im at page 233 so if youve read up to there you’ll know what im talking about

bye x

hey i havent written in ages! Ive been busy but now i think about it busy doing what?

I hope you all had a good Easter…i certainly did! Look at all our Easter eggs! Over in Scotland we get eggs made of chocolate that are a tradition at easter! Let me tell you they are better than candy filled plastic tubs!! more sugar!

 

Bet you wish you lived in Scotland now?

happy Easter!

mairi

Its getting closer and closer to Christmas, its hard to believe that it is almost a year ago that I was pelting snowballs and making igloos with all my American friends. Its a scary thought that time passes so fast and you don’t realize it at the time.  Its almost 2007 and i’m still accidental writing 2005 at the top of all my jotters.

Does any one know of any good websites? Im just woundering because I cant seem to find any………. oh and also, in school me and my friends are having a ”joke rally” so i need some good ones because the best one i’ve come up with so far is What is pink and fluffy?…….PINK FLUFF!!!! so yeah i need some help!
Mairi

Today felt like a long day. You know that way when you wait for things time seems to go longer? I am not sure what i have been waiting for today.I just had that feeling, i didnt even do that much, I spent most of the day in front of the telli or in bed. I woke around 10 and my dad had allready left for church ( he was preaching at irvin) and my mum and brother were still in bed. I crept down stairs and watched the TV and thats where I was for most of the day. I fed my rabbit, got up for food and thats about it. Now i am sitting here waiting on my mum to get off the phone so i can call my american friend. Tomorrow is another long boring school day. oh well!!

we have just had anne and chris jackson over from Texas for 2 weeks. They are a great couple. They were over shooting a promotional video for our new church and another fro those who are interested in helping us.

Today was one of Allan’s football games ( he now plays for his school) and whilst i was tucked away in my warm and cozy bed he was out playing. The score was 3-1 and allan scored a hatchrick…so yeah he scored all the goals for his team. MACHESTER UNITED HERE WE COME!!!

After i got up from my bed me and my dad went into town and went to the scottish museum. It was so cooL! I learned so much that i dint know about our history.
Not much else to say at the moment.

mairi
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Hey y’all!!
not much happening over here. Started school, 2nd year, Firhill High School. My favorite subjects are- Drama, Tech and woodwork, and Art and Design. Thats basicly it! Well we have the Jacksons over from Texas. Anne http://www.flowerdust.net and Chris. They are here making a promational for our new church. It is so cool! If you go on to Anne’s web page you will see her and Chris sampleing haggis for the first time…..i wont give away to much but all i can say is its HELARIOUS!!! ( sorry anne) School tomorrow and the high point of my day is…….P.E! Soft Ball! We are definetly becoming more American-ized! Well I have to go and check on my Bananna cake! Yum!
Mairi
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my school

hey! well im back in scotland now! im at my aunts house! I just saw my rabbit for the first time in a year and got my dog a couple of days ago! sorry to be so breef but i have to go! Ill post more when i can,
mairi\xxx

well im just back from cantering around oin the back of a western horse!! it was…lets just say……..AWESOME!!!!!!! I was rideing the back of Scout, a paint horse. He was so smooth. At first I didnt like cantering (he is a little jerkey!)at first, but after a while i really got into it! Well I went to see Deena (sorry i know thats not the way to spell it!) and her husband and son. They welcomed us like we were old friends! It was awesome! there are some pics of us all on her blog - http://obahsomah.voxtropolis.com/tag/wonderings/  their is also  some pics of me on my dads-  http://www.xanga.com/jamespetticrew. I just want to say a big hello to  Hannah, BEcky, Christa, Julia,  and everyone else! Im missing you all soooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mairi

P>S all my pics are to big to put on my blog, any idea how to make um smaller??

howdy!!! well i have had so much fun here in colorado! It is one of my fave states..i cant pick between Claifornia an colorado! Well i am sitting in a private office on one of the comfest sofas ever! My dad is preching right below my feet ( and no im not skipping out on his service i went to the one earlier!) This is Victory church! It is HUGE!!!!! My dad preached so well this morning and he enjoyed it too which is a big plus! here is the address for Victory church if you want to check it out!- http://www.victorychurchdenver.com/ My dad was talking about how a mosiac is brockeness made into beauty and that is what a church is, people bring their brockeness and it is turned into beauty. Scotland is a nation with many down sides, there are alcholism problems and violance, but there is also alot of beutifull things there too. As most of you know we are starting a church in Endinbrugh, the capitla city of scotland. I just want you to pray for us as we go on this exiting journey. Well yesterday my mum woke me up and said there was a mouse in the window ledge thing and could i rescue it? I said YES ( being the animal lover i am) so before i had breakfast i had to rescue this mouse! I went upstairs ( i am in the basement) and put on gardening gloves and got a box, i climbed down the windown lenge on this ladder and found a half scared to death shrew! It was sooooooo cute! so i caught it and put it in the box, climber up the stairs and went to sent it free, well i found some long grass and opened the box, i waited, and waited, and waited. but still nothing! so i looked in the box and it was almost asleep! it liked the box!!!! i knew it couldnt stay in there so i lifetred it up and placed it on the ground. ANd it ran so fast i coiuld hardly see it! So if you have a shrew in a little window lenge thing you know who to call!!!!!!!

mairi

the rocky mountains

a shrew

victory church

well, it is another hour untill i leave to go to Dever, Colardo. This year has been so much fun, and a great experience! WE are now just going to say goodbye to another family, they are leaving just now. Well the next time i post ill be in denver!! WHOOOO:-)

mairi