My Essay :-D

I had to write this for english, and it is mostly true, well kinda in a way :) Let me know what you think!

The Haunting Morning
By: Rachel Whitmer

The lights in my mind dimmed as I drifted into sleep. The noises slowed and my soft pink pillow caressed my head as I cuddle with my yellow comforter, in the dark room I live in. My teddy bears guarded me, their princess, as I slipped into my dreams of the upcoming events of tomorrow. Being five years old limits my spectrum of dreaming, but never the less, I was overcome with peace as I drifted into slumber. How could I at this time imagine the horrible outcome of what the devils, I call brothers, would do to me as I woke up the next morning? How could I prepare myself in such a peaceful state of slumber, to be devastated even into tears? There is no preparation for a five year old with two older brothers.

Going to bed the night before was just as natural as it always is, my dear mother tucked my yellow blanket snug around me, as she sang to me about angel’s watching over me as I slept. I could feel my eye lids drooping and I curled into a ball as mother kissed my forehead good night. I believed that each angel my mother sang to me about was actually watching out for me, and so they might have been. Sleep did not escape me long as the soft hum of the heater lulled me to sleep. The dark blues mixed with the lighter yellows on my wall became a blur and the rainbows in my mind began to brighten. My innocent dreams were kind to me, helping me relax into a sweet happiness. And that happiness might have remained with me through the next beautiful day had my parents chosen to make me the only child.
I could see the sun peeking through my white curtains on the far wall, but I fought the feeling to awaken and shoved my head deep into my plush pillow. Warmth surrounded me, and my large calico cat was curled on my feet keeping them warm and my toes toasty. I began to fade quickly again into the chasm of my mind, when I hear my door creek. I peek just a tad to see the white door being pushed toward the direction of my bed. My first thought was that, it might just be my mom checking on me making sure I was still sleeping okay, and then something seemed different. Mom usually sits at the edge of my bed and gently moves my hair from my face and whispers words I can’t hear into the open air. But this wasn’t her. I could feel it, and smell it. My mother smells like Lilies on a gentle spring morning. However, that wasn’t the smell, it was more like dirt and wet socks. The smell alone was ruining my mood, but before I knew it two boys had jumped on me and were dangling a giant spider in front of my soft, hardly awake, face. The older one started tickling up my arm, like a real spider would, and I began screaming. Tears came and I tried closing my eyes but I couldn’t, I was far to scared. I needed to analyze my surroundings, but I couldn’t because my massive brother was pinning me down! I screamed and screamed for my mother, and at last she came barreling into my room with a look that could have been described as death itself. She was not happy, and when mother isn’t happy, no one is.

My brothers climbed off me quickly, it seems that mother didn’t have to say anything the look just said it all. They marched themselves out of my room muttering something about how little sisters ruin everything, and I curled up against my teddy bear and tried to stop crying. After my mother took the boys to their rooms she came back to comfort me, and to try and calm me down. But all I could think about was how I wish I was still sleeping comfortable against my down pillow with my yellow blanket tucked around me. And as if my mom could read my mind she laid me back down in my bed and tucked me in. Making sure the comforter was outlining the shape of my traumatized little body. Then she again, began to sing. And again I began to drift into sleep, but it was different this time. I couldn’t get the image of the spider out of my mind. And since that morning, ten years ago, I still haven’t been able to get the image out of my mind. It haunts me every morning as the sun rises and I hear my door creek.

SLEEP...Sleep...sleep...

I feel myself drift, as the music softly plays, into the soft comfort of my dreams. My soft down pillow craddles my head, as my body slowly relaxes into sleep. The colors begin to stroon across my mind and the dreams begin to sway. My realities fade away for this dream I live for. The dream I live for is at night in my room asleep, and beautiful. It's only when I look up I realize this isn't a dream at all, it is my reality, and I can't sleep. Because for the first time reality is better than my dreams...

Homecoming...

Last weekend was homecoming at Sringfield High, and surprisingly enough we won the homecoming game. Shocker! That hasn't happened in a decade or longer. So needless to say all the football players girlfriends were happy, because now their boyfriends would now go to homecoming with them. It was really fun, and I got my dress for only $30 at Davids Bridal which was nice, but we did have to altar it a bit, but nothing to bad. I got to hang with a great group of people, a few from thurston too. That was really great. However, the dance was LAME!! They really need better people planning these events. You want to know the really sad part? This was probably the best one they have had in years! Haha, not to mention it got so hot inside, and the music was so rank that we ended up going out side for the last hour and just talking it up. So that was pretty chill.
The best part of the whole night was my moms amazing flowers. She is such a great mom, she made the flowers so beautiful. They were great, and not to mention she fixed my dress the night of homecoming. Round of applause for MOM!!! Woot woot! Yaya! It was great. And Dad too, he missed part of his BYU football game to take me to my friends house, my parents are great.
Besides that, nothing else really happened, just a big expensive dance that the school overcharges us to go to, so we can sit in the courtyard. hahaha :) Just perky, just perky....

Life? There's no time for life! I have School!!

Wow, first I just want to say my life is sooo crazy, school is really hard right now, and I am finding it a bit hard keeping up with all the work. (I know, I know, your probably sitting at home reading this and thinking, 'why is she blogging then?', well everyone needs a break (: haha) However I can't say that I'm not having a blast :) I really like high school and I am pushing myself to my max, trying to manage everything I want to do. My schedule looks something like this, oh and notice I'm not slacking in the academics area, I am taking all honors classes. Woot! Woot! We'll see if my attitude stays the same after the first report card. Ha...ha...ha.
Schedule:
1. Chemistry (otterstead) ~ So I love this class so freaking much!! Wow seriously the first science class I have ever understood and actually like. Oh and Otterstead is so funny, I think I laugh more in his class than any other. And he has this creepy little ferbie (Do people still know what those are?) that stares at me during class, and it really freaks me out. Elizabeth Thramer (senior) told me it was an owl he had stuffed after he shot it, and I was totally freaked, until Otterstead showed it to me and it was totally FAKE. Stupid seniors....

2.Pre-Calc (Schmidt) ~ I really actually like this class, our teacher is pretty quiet but he can be really fun and he is a great teacher, I feel like I actually learn, and like I understand it! And for all my previous math teachers that might be reading this they can totally attest to this being a huge success. Actually right now you would be suprised to know that I have an A- in this class! Wow! YAYA!!

3.Concert Chorale (Swartout) ~ Swartout is crazy. Crazy, exciting, fun, wild, bi-polar(ok a little and it is parcially the chiors fault....ok a little more than partial...) and just overall awesome. I love chior anyway, but she just makes it great. She makes it fun, but at the same time, she's good so the chior respects her. And I just love her! :-D

4.Band (Holt/Demant) ~ First, let me just say you could not find cookier guys on our planet if you tried. They are sooooo wierd!!! haha, but that fits since they teach band. As wierd as they might be though, they make us great, and so that we each want to suceed and be better. And the really funny part is, Percussion is Demants baby, and Mariatchi (I don't know if I spelled that right) is Holts baby, so concert band is like the older child that is like pushed to the side. Ah...poor older children...I wouldn't know, I'm the YOUNGEST :D

5.Lunch (Friends) ~ Finally! A break! A time to talk!

6.Spanish (Thorton) ~ Nothing against Senora Thorton, but I HATE spanish. She's a good teacher and all, but I suck so bad at spanish it isn't even funny. Ok maybe it is a little...BUT NOT A LOT! No but seriously, I am so American it isn't even funny.

7.English 10H (Saunders) ~ Alright first I need to say sorry to my poor teacher. I have caused more havic in that class...you don't even want to know. So here it is, if your reading this Saunders, I am really sorry I am such a pain!! haha ok :) i feel better. Anyone who knows me though, knows that I am very opinionated and will argue for my convictions til the day I die, so you can imagine how hard it would be to be my english teacher where everything is based off interpretations of the different articles and stories. Or maybe you can imagine, maybe it would be smarter if you didn't try....haha.

8.Government (lovdokken) ~ This guy is so cool. He so knows what he is talking about and we get to argue and discuss all period about gavernment, and politics, which is one of my favorite subjects ever!!! Weird but really interesting. One of my friends Rhonda, doesn't like it much, but she doesn't like that kind of stuff so we have a couple different opinons about that class in our lunch circle. :)
I don't mind to much though. Because...This is a DICTATORSHIP!! (Inside joke sorry, you had to be there for all of you outta the loop)

Cross Country (XC- Touche) ~ Not a class but part of my life so I'll jot it down. The greatest people run cross country, and thats because we have the best coach. He's great and he cares about YOU, not just about winning, which makes everyone want to be better, for each other and him.

So ya, now you know exactly how busy I am with all this stuff I am doing! And that doesn't even include seminary and S.O.D.A. club. I like to keep busy :) But right now my break from homework has to end, because I have math and Saunders was kind enough to assign an essay the day before a test. An essay on a life changing event, in my life. Anyone want to help me out here? Comment any ideas please! I need all the help I can get.
Toodles!!! :D

~Lime de Chicken~

So I decided to try a recipe I came up with the other day and I think you should try it, here's a list of step by step directions. Trust me you'll need it. This aint no sissy's recipe.
You'll need:
1 chicken
4 limes
12oz Fresh shreded parmashon cheese
Now here's the tricky part, take the chicken out back and chop off the head. Oh and make sure to let it run around a bit after the heads off. If it doesn't immediately die that is. Now grasp that chicken by the legs and take it over to the trash and start ripping off feather. (Did I mention this recipe might take people all day?) Don't be a sissy keep ripping until your left with just the chicken.
Finished with that yet? Alright your going to have to cut that pour mutalated chicken into 4 boneless breasts. So grab your carving knife and get to it! Then slice each of those breasts in half and squeeze a little lime in each one.
Slice your limes now into thin slices, be careful if it gets in your eyes...lets not even go there. Spray the bottom of your pan and set the oven to 350 degrees. Go back to the pan and sprinkle your cheese on the bottom of the pan, and then put 6-8 slices of limes spread out on the bottom of the pan. Take the chicken breasts and stuff them with cheese until they are hard to close, and then place them in the pan. Sprinkle leftover cheese on top and place the rest of the lime slices ontop on the breasts.
Stick the chicken in the oven and in 45 minutes you'll have
LIME de CHICKEN
Enjoy!
(and try not to think about the chicken you just killed...it might KILL your appetite. haha.)

My Family

This is my crazy cooky awesome family that I love more than anything. We have tons of fun together and are always laughing. Normal would definately not describe us, more like really wierd and a little overbearing. But I wouldn't trade them for the world, well maybe if the moon was included :)

Starting at the left is Sarah and Seth, both in red. Sarah is my amazing big sister that I LOVE to be around. She is so creative and loving and super fun. And her husband is quiet but halarious and makes us all laugh. Infact...Story:

On the way home from Medford last Saturday I took motion sickness pills which completely knock me out and after about one hour of my sleeping he takes Dr. Pepper and pours it down my face. So I was drugged and sticky on the way home. Thanks alot Seth...

Next is Ben and Aimee. Makenna and Luke are in this picture but I don't see Jared so this must have been taken before him. I love this family I could be happy spending most of my time with them. They have a beautiful home and an awesome Spirit inside each one of them. Makenna is eight, Luke is four and Jared is one. All of them are full of fire and excitment and love to learn, play and enjoy life. They bring joy to all those they are around.

Hmm...my parents. Mom and Dad, Ron and Cindy. They are awesome. They have provided an amazing home for me and all the kids in our family that have come before me. They are like the power couple of goodness helping everyone in their paths. They're great thats all I have to say, and I'm not just saying that because they spoil me rotten, yeah I admit it they do, but because they are and I love them.

Alright, next in line is Mattie. Ya he's married now to an Awesome girl. We definately approve. She's great, her name is Charity and she is actually from Medford, Aimee set them up! Go Aimee. She isn't in the picture(charity that is) but they were married in December and she is now pregnant. Exciting! I hope it is a girl, but I will love shim no matter what it is. :) They are living in Springfield now pretty close to us, so we get to play a lot of hand and foot now-a-days.

Last in the picture besides me, is Joshy poo. Haha we love him he's now back at collage and I think he is enjoying it. Haven't really talked to him much since we dropped him off in Utah but I think he is probably pretty busy. I miss him more than i thought I would. Which is a bit odd, haha :) but now that he's at collage I get the nicer room! Yaya!! Love ya josh :)

Oh and Grandma, she's living with us now, and I love her more than anything. She is the best. So many great memories with her, and she is an inspiration to everyone in the family. She's like super glue for our family.

So thats my family. And then there's tammy, haha our navy seal. Ok she isn't a seal but she is in my heart :) I can't wait for her to come back in Feburary. She the best, well with everyone else of course. I mean I don't pick favorites or anything. They are all great, annoying, fun, loud, exubrant, and the list goes on and on and on...but hey thats why I love them.

A room redone!

This week has been a major project, well at least the past like 2 1/2 days. I'm moving into the bigger bedroom at our house since josh has moved out and i'm pretty much an only child. We're doing my room in a music theme and I have records on the walls and my bed set is going to be black with white polka dots and it will have a throw on the bottom that has piano keys. We are hoping to find it at Walmart...Cross your fingers!
Well anyways it has taken us all morning today to clean both rooms and finish moving in, and I can now feel at home. Although I've got to admit this whole clean concept is a bit new to one of my bedrooms ;) Don't even get my parents started on that subject haha.
But besides that school is also starting up this week. I have been ready for this for like EVER!!! With the exception of not reading my honors english books. Ya haha I basically read the Great Gatsby (which I hate by the way the ending sucked completely) in one night and I will have to read Lord of the Flies tonight as well (which I also heard sucked). My life is being taken over with stuff to do! But I am happy and excited for all the new challenges.
Did I mention that my niece is now officially baptized??? Yaya!! We are all so proud of her she is such a special girl and way to smart for her own good, although her brother gives her a run for her money. I miss Medford and all the fun we had together, if everything works out I'm hoping I can be there all summer next year! Yay! I already miss my fire breathing back seat driver. (Love ya aimee)
Staying busy, busy, busy here in Kiwitopia. Hey I thought it was creative, stop laughing!! Stop it. Right NOW!! Well fine, rude. Hahaha just playing, i'll post some new pictures and more interesting stuff later. And remember...kiwi's are people to. Because a persons a person no matter how small....(I know, I know that makes absolutely no sense).

Dresses and MORE....

Today is almost like every other day. Shopping, shopping, and more shopping! Hahaha! Just kidding my life is nothing like that. But today I was trying to find a prom dress! Cheap perferably. :) So Aimee the kids and I decided we would go to the mall in the morning to check out what they had there, which was quite a bit of nothing, though Luke found a couple nice pairs of pants. He is such a stud. Makenna (adorable and manipulative and a little vicious...just kidding, just kidding) was just in one of her moods today. I think it's because she's getting baptized tomorrow and she has a lot on her mind, but still she was in a mood, and not to mention the dresses were hideous!!! I mean really?? You couldn't pay me to wear something that ugly! Yeah, so we gave up and deecided to head out when in the car (I was driving) my backseat driver starts breathing fire!! Ya...Car-in flames. What was I supposed to do? I gave her a stern talking to and used the fire extingusher at the gas station to put out the flames. And well we felt bad so we bought gas there to. :D
Oh so Ben came home and Aimee and I went to Davids Bridal and to run a few more minor errands. So story time!:
We were in Davids bridal and I tried on all these beautiful dresses and I looked awesome when the service lady came over and gave us angry eyes. Ya but she talked to us sweetly so it was alright. But we definately got the the message so headed out, even though the last dress I tried on was gorgeous. It had this big big tooly skirt and this bodice that was all beaded it was too DIE for. The only problem was it was a wedding dress. Ya all white. Haha darn...But on the way home my lovely backseat driver started to steam up so I gave her some ice which she SPIT at me! I swerved all over the road drenched in melted ice water as my passenger laughed at me. But we got control and are now safe at home. End of story.
Oh and by the way i am a very good driver :)

Bread & Spiders & Duck games...OH MY!!

Today was awesome! I laughed all day I felt like I was on something! We went to McDonald's for lunch so I don't know maybe someone spiked our chicken nuggets(for aimee). Wow I will miss Aimee, Ben and the kids, but I don't know how I will live without 5 decks of cards! Hahahaha! So story:
When I first got here I asked Aimee if she had three or four decks that we could use to play hand and foot with and all of a sudden she blurts out,"I have like FIVE!" and she was so excited! That was like 3 days ago and I'm still laughing! Wow she cracks me up.
Anyway today was our busy errand day and wow it was a little hectic the kids were freaking out a bit and Kenna and Luke though adorable were freaking out at each other, but hey they're brother and sister, I've been there. But by afternoon naps everyone was really ready to sleep even me. But I held the feeling in and we played hand and foot. Anyone who has played that game knows what I am talking about. ADDICTING!!!
Oh so today, we had to go to the store to grab a few things and at Freddy's I swear we were on something. First off we started arguing over cookies and cheese bread and then Aimee wacks me over the head with a Baget! Ya a long skinny loaf of bread! And it broke in half...I think I still have a bump. :) Love you Aimee!
Story:
We were getting the kids to bed tonight and Ben had just walked in the door from his service project for the YM and he's showing someone something about crossfit on the computer while Aimee starts screaming something at him and I run up and there's a HUGE spider! And because I'm awesome I sucked up the courage (more like said the most meaningful prayer I have ever said) grabbed the tissue and dove in after it. After a long and hard wrestle...I won. I fought the spider...AND IT LOST!!!
The End
And as a side note I'm writting this Blog right now in the middle of the Oregon~Boise State game because I've been kicked out. Ya this would be like the second game I have ever watched them play and let me just say this 36 - 6 BYU. They seem to suck every time I watch. So I made this decision, Go Cougars! Eat that duck fans!

Hello Bloggers!

So I'm spending this week in Medford when my sister shows me that my entire family has a blog of their own. Come to find out I've been outta the loop! So Aimee hops on her omputer and shows me how to set one up! And here we are :)
This year will be hectic as I am going to be a sophomore in high school at springfield high school. I am taking pretty much all honors classes such as Pre-Calc and honors english 10 and chemistry. Warning! Reading this blog may be the only way you keep up on me beacause I will be SUPER busy with classes and two sports.
This weekend my niece Makenna is getting baptized. Wow can you believe it? I mean I can seriously remember when she was born! Ah! Craziness...who told her she could grow up? I didn't. But she is and it's killing me. She's like this little teenager in and 8 year old body, it would make a good movie haha. :D
Oh and Luke my nephew. A crack up, he is so darn cute and sweet as all get out. Except when he gets chocolate milk...He's CRAZY!!! But he's adorable and I love him :) He makes life so happy and loves to make people smile. Oh and Jared! He's just awesome and if you don't believe me you just need to see that boy dance it's adorable.
Some of you are wondering I bet, Whats with Kiwi? So there is a story behind that...
When I was on AAAA basketball in 8th grade we had an awesome team and we had so much fun, we laughed all the time. Anyway I show up to practice one day and I go up to one of my friends and trying to scare her go up behind her and yell "KIWI" outta no where. I really don't remember why but it was halarious and ever since then I decided I liked the word Kiwi and my friends thought it fit me! HA! Ello Kiwi Whitmer! Hahahaha :) Oh and at the end of the year when our coach was making our medals, you know how they have your names on the back? Ya well mine says Kiwi Whitmer. Ya, what, I'm cool. So now you know the story.
And trust me your definately going to be reading in the mind of a crazy, crazy Kiwi!!