So May happened! I don't know if you noticed... it's kinda going quickly! Or it is for me, anyway. :) Early in May, my mum and I went about looking to get me involved in speech and debate next semester! :) Then later, we kept a family at our house who were doing in a speech and debate tournament, and that was quite fun. I didn't get to talk to them much because they were gone almost all day, but I still enjoyed talking to them when I got the chance! And then the last day, Mum and I visited to watch the last debate and to watch the awards ceremony! Then I stayed with the family at the building, helped clean up, and then went to a restaurant with everyone involved in the tournament! ...Food costs a lot...
Then Lanthanum came home from college! She also brought along her friend Danielle from college, who was very nice! I enjoyed having her very much! Over her visit, Lanthanum had her 21st birthday! She went out with Danielle, and had a loverly time, I'm sure! :) They went to this place where you can paint pottery sorts of things, and then you leave while they glaze and fire it, and then come back later for your thingy! :D They painted ice cream bowls! So while they were out, I made chocolate cupcakes and things, which was very fun!
I made Lanthanum a larger thing with chocolate chips on top in the shape of a heart!
Then later that day, the day before Danielle had to leave, Lanthanum and Danielle took me with them up to this mountain, where you can drive about and see all the beautifulness up there! :) Plus, we live in a valley, so from the mountain, you could see the whole city! :) I enjoyed it immensely! It was so much fun and so beautiful!
Oh, and I finished school for the semester on theee... 16th! Although I had basically finished it sometime earlier that week... I can't remember what day. :D But I had a bit more school on Friday because we do videos for school on Friday, so I pretty much finished school then. But anyway! That was exciting! I'm still not graduated from high school... Probably won't be for another year and a half!
I don't think much else happened that week, but on the 25th, my sister Titanium had her son! I know, I didn't mention that she was pregnant... I'm not sure why not. :D But anyway, I'm an aunt! After church, we went to the hospital and saw him! I didn't think to bring my camera to church even though I knew what was going on and that we would probably stop past the hospital after church... so I didn't get any pictures of the dear little Corban, which was rather disappointing, but I'm glad I got to see him!
For Memorial Day, my cousin Justyne Kayce and her dad came out! My uncle left before it got too late, but Justyne stayed until nearly midnight... :D We were playing a Lord of the Rings game that my family got for Christmas last year! :D That game is so long, especially if you don't really know what you're doing... Sauron won. D: That was because we were just ready to go to sleep, I think... :D I have a picture of the board somewhere!
Then on the 29th, my grandmother on my mother's side came to visit from Nebraska! She's still here! :) And I'll be leaving before her, because I'm leaving for a camp on the 7th.
Oh, and we have butterflies!! :D Mum bought a thing that had ten caterpillars, and you keep them in these jars with food stuff at the bottom until they turn into chrysalises, then you move them to this large thing with a netting until they turn into butterflies! Though we can only keep them for about a week as butterflies, then we have to release them. But it's still so exciting! ...There are actually only eight left... one of the caterpillars died before forming his chrysalis, and another one made it to a chrysalis, but then never emerged. He looked like he was split open. Oh, and we named about three of them! :D Though... we can't tell them apart now... :D Anyway, we named the first one who formed his chrysalis Chris because... he was the first one to form a chrysalis... then we named another one George because he kept poking at Chris all curious-like! :D And then we named the chrysalis that died Billy Bones... because when he split open, this black goo came out. We didn't realize what it was at first, we just thought he had a random black spot, so... :D Anyway, I have pictures!
This is one of the chrysalises about half an hour or so before he emerged! You could see his wing through the chrysalis, but I'm not sure it showed up really well in the picture. :)
Also, I have a video of that same chrysalis with the butterfly emerging!
Okay, worthy of note! I hadn't seen Corban for the rest of May, but today, I saw him again! :) I was able to go over to Branzah's house with Grandma and Lanthanum! Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera... :D He's a cutie, though!
Okay, that's it for May! Have a fantastic day, all!
~Janora Clearwater
