Cell Phone!

I had to share with you - I am now the proud owner (borrower?) of a cell phone! It looks just like the picture to the left, with a little more wear and tear.

The proper explanation: Dad's been letting me use his old cell phone (which he keeps b/c he likes to have a backup if his is somehow ruined) lately whenever we're going to the zoo, LTC, wherever. Anywhere where I might need to leave the group, and they might need to be able to contact me. Anyway, yesterday I needed it, and wasn't able to find it, because, of course, after I use it, I give it back to Dad, and he puts it wherever he puts it. So when I realized that I needed it, I pointed it out to Mom, and she agreed with me that I needed to be able to carry it with me. So, when Dad came home at lunch, I proposed my idea, and he said yes! Therefore, now I have a cell phone with me unless Dad needs it (which is very rare). I don't remember the number right now, I'll add it later. If I forget, remind me. :D I really am just using it, I probably can't call it mine, but I am!
This day has been perfectly wonderful!! Coffee that puts me on top of the world right before school, math finished by lunchtime, a delightful and fun lunch, AND a cell phone on top of that! I am so thankful. :)

Love,

Coffee!!!

Ok, so on Monday my allergy doctor checked to see if I'm allergic to coffee...and I'm not!
Therefore, directly after the appointment, Mom and I dashed to Market Street to find organic coffee. After much searching, we found the perfect coffee, for the perfect price. Mom was like, wait, we don't have a coffee maker! And I said, Oh yes, we do! We have one at the business - they never use it, let's confiscate it! So, we bought the coffee, and I smiled all the way home, looking forward to coffee in the morning. However...when we got to the business to get the coffee maker, it didn't have any filters with it. I thought, why not pick them up on the way home? Well, Mom said no, so all day yesterday I was asking her about it, until she finally decided to pick it up when she went to do weights. :) So... This morning I got up at 6:00 so I'd have time to clean it (it was filthy), and have coffee by breakfast at 6:30. The only problem is that coffemakers do not clean very fast. In fact, they do not clean well at all. I check on the internet, guess what I had to do??!!

• run a half water, half vinegar combination through the coffemaker, 12 cups of it
  


• let the coffeemaker cool for 15 minutes, wash it out
  


• run cold water through the coffeemaker twice, the whole 12 cups, repeating step 2 in between.
  

I completely freaked! I was like, I want coffee now, not by lunch time! Ah well. So right now it is on the last load of cold water, I'l let it cool down for 15 minutes, and FINALLY start some real COFFEE to percolating! I'll let ya know if that doesn't work out, either. ;)

Love,