About Me

Hello again! I know I said I'd be posting once a week, but since this is the beginning I figure I should get you up to date with what's going on. So until then I'm not quite sure how many I will post in this week. ;)

As I said before I was going to share a little bit about me and my family, so here I go!
I was born and raised in Washington State. I have 6 siblings and my parents have remained married for the past 25 years.(Seriously proud of them) We are all and always have been Catholics. Go to Church every Sunday, say meal prayers and night prayers...etc.
All 7 of us kids were/are/still are being homeschooled as well, and my mom did an amazing job! I suppose we were a little unsocial though, our friends were just from Church, and it was a small church.
When the 3 eldest kids went to college, mom decided to start taking us(The last 4) to a Catholic co-op. We were an awkward bunch, very unsocial.
But I guess I was the lucky one. I had a friend (I'll call her Ray) at church who was very social, she had friends outside of school! Maybe she rubbed off on me, I don't know, but I managed to make some friends at that co-op. After a year of it we found out there wasn't going to be another one the next year, and I was beginning to like the idea of having friends. So, we 3 youngest (the last kid was too young) were put in a sort of homeschooling high-school called Choice. This was not a Catholic school either, it was public. But with the help from my very social friend, Ray, (who went there as well) I made it through the year and made some friends I will never forget. I continued to stay with that program another year(My Senior year). Actually, it wasn't a full year. I Graduated after the first semester and went straight into college. (Homeschoolers can do that I guess. How I managed to do it without the many complications that usually take place is beyond me but man did I have to cram that semester!!) So I was in college that Spring taking a total of 17 credits my first quarter...And I survived! That Summer I got my first job...And quite my first job do to some interesting situations. Went back to college this past Fall. I just recently finished Winter Quarter and am on Spring break. (Hallelujah!)
The past 3 years really changed me. I use to be an unsocial tomboy-ish Homeschooler, now I am an Adult with a life...Haha it just feels so weird!
In college I am going for a degree in Elementary Education (Which is for those who don't know teaching K-6 grade classes) I currently am teaching a Religious Education class at my church with an assistant (just gonna call her Maria). We are the first young people to ever teach there and man does it feel great! Last year I was an assistant for Ray's mom who taught the same class. I don't mean to brag but I ended up doing most of the work but I really enjoyed it! It was that same year I discovered teaching was what I wanted to do.
Let me see, what else? I sing in our small church Choir who, as of late, has been going through quite a lot, but that's a different story!
I feel I should describe my siblings a little, so here you go!
About the family kids:
The firstborn of the family is James(24). He took a flight to Gambella, Ethiopia, Africa last July and is staying until this coming August. He went there on a mission trip which I think is very amazing! I am so proud of him!

The second eldest is John(22). He is engaged to his amazing girlfriend of almost 3 years and they are to be married in August! It's so exciting and yet sad...=')

The third eldest is Jeanne(21). She is an amazing older sister. She has a God-given talent in photography and is attempting to make a career of it. She has a boyfriend and they have been going out for almost a year.

Then there's Me. I like singing and playing the piano. I taught myself how to play when I was 16 and have been trying to keep it up ever since. I love to write stories; I have 70 unfinished stories. One story, however, I am hoping to someday make into a book....However it is still in plotting mode...
I love to teach and mess with my siblings and friends. I am very strong in my faith which is the main reason for this blog!

Fifth is Marie(16). She is very into the Japanese culture and is a very happy-go-lucky girl. She is smart and pretty and we two can talk about almost anything. She also loves video games and Anime.

Sixth is Anne(14). This girl is such a religious little girl. She takes her faith very seriously! She also has a God-given talent for drawing. She is an amazing artist!

Last and not least, Seventh is Peter(9). This kid is crazy. His nickname is Monsterboy. He is very smart and crazy, he loves sharks and dinosaurs and whenever there's a chance for him to share is knowledge of these two things he talks and talks for hours....While attacking you with a foam sword.

The thing you should know about us the most is that...We Are Crazy! I don't know how to explain it, we just are and I'm sure as I write more in this Blog you will know. ;)

Well, I think that is enough for now. I need to go start planning for the RE class today!

So fare thee well! I shall write more maybe tomorrow...If I've got time. (Going on a road trip and then to our Cousins house.)
God bless and watch over you!
~Katherine

Coming up next: Parish Difficulties!