Only in America......

1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

3. Only in America......do drugstore make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

4. Only in America......do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

5. Only in America......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

What a strange country we live in. I sure am excited to get out of this country in just 27 days!!!

It is finally Saturday. The week is over and I am exhausted and sick. I guess all the waking up early and busyness made me more susceptible to the virus that is going around. Sore throat, stuffy/runny nose, and clogged ears = no fun. I started feeling bad Wednesday evening. Thursday morning I had to get up and go to work at 7. I also had to go to swim practice which definitely made my throat worse. Straight from practice I had to babysit our next door neighbor Abby until 11:15. Luckily, she is very easy and went to bed at 10. From 10-11:15 I read Pride and Prejudice and tried not to fall asleep. Yesterday morning and I had to get up and go to work again. The four hours felt like forever because of my runny nose. By the time I got home my grandparents were there. What a happy surprise that was. They are staying until Monday and I am so glad. I haven't seen them since Thanksgiving. But basically right when I got home I had to turn around and go to haircuts with my sisters. Everyone just got trims except Catherine who wanted to get 3 more inches off. She like short hair and keep cutting more off each time. It looks cute though. I skipped practice yesterday because I felt terrible and slept for the three hours I would be swimming. It was nice. Today I had to get up early again and go to swim practice and swim lessons. My last lesson didn't show up and I got to go home early. That was so nice. Tonight is Rations of Hope (a dinner to raise money to build a school in South Sudan) and you should most definitely go! If you want more info just go to the Rations of Hope facebook page. It's going to be great and you shouldn't miss it!