Now Wait Just One Second!

Now, I'm just as excited about new year's as the next guy, but I really don't see why we celebrate it as a holiday. Okay, so maybe that's not true. I am probably not as excited as most people. But, for those of you that were counting down the seconds until New Year's Day, you're just going to have to count one more second. It looks like because of the earth's rotation, the experts have decided to add a second to 2008. Go figure.

12 Days of Christmas

Have you ever wondered what in the world the 12 days of Christmas have to do with Christmas? My aunt sent me an interesting email that explains what exactly the song means.

 

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

 -The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

 -Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

 -Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

 -The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

 -The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

 -The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

 -Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching,  Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

 -The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

 -Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness,  Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control.

 -The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.

 -The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

 -The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

 So there you go....the 12 days of Christmas

Merry (Twelve Days of) Christmas Everyone  

Tag....I'm it

So, I am confused....I was tagged by Tabetha to do one of those list [insert number here] things about yourself things, but I really have no idea if I'm supposed to do 5 or 7 things. So I guess we'll....who's we? me and the ants in my pocket? I'll just start and see how far I get before it becomes difficult to think of something. Now, whether there's a list of 2 or 5,781, you'll at least know why. I'll try to make it at least a little bit interesting anyway.

1. I graduated high school at 15 and waited a year before starting college, thus making me a 16 year old freshman lovingly known as "the kid". However, contrary to popular belief, I am not a genius. I was just very motivated and had little to do besides schoolwork.
2. I have a heart condition called "Insignificate Mitro Regurditation." Don't bother trying to google it, though. It won't bring up any results. That is the name that my doctor wrote down for it when I was diagnosed, but every other description of my condition I have found calls it "Mitral Regurgitation." Either way, it's not serious. It's a common teen thing that basically means that my body grew faster than my heart and sometimes it can't keep up. For instance, if I'm lying on the couch, and I hop up, the blood sometimes doesn't reach my head fast enough and everything fades to black for a few seconds. I have only fully fainted once.
3. I climb. If it can be climbed, I will climb it. I don't know why, I just enjoy it. One thing that is great about climbing up to a perch high up somewhere is that there is a great view, and one of my other favorite things about it is being able to get away from everything. There are not many people that follow you up.....
4. I had 3 sets of teeth on my bottom jaw. After I lost my baby teeth, I started losing what we thought were my permanent teeth. In fact 2 of my front teeth came in behind my other teeth kinda like a shark. Needless to say, the dentist removed the extras so it wouldn't mess up my mouth......I don't know what good it did though. I still had to have braces. 
5. I am very musical. I love to sing, play guitar, and just listen to music. I have a knack for learning music quickly. I sing in the FWBBC Choir, and have won several awards at our national convention

I think I will have to stop there. I really have no idea why you would need to know this stuff, but then again, who really knows why we do anything? I guess if nothing else this got me to actually post a blog. 

Now....to choose my victims...... *suspenseful music*

In hindsight, it would've been good to comment on the blogs I read. Mainly because I can't tag any of those people because they have no idea who I am....

1. Jacob
2. Derek
3. Paul
4. Jon-marc
5. Rebekah

Now....would someone who actually reads this please enlighten me? Am I supposed to comment these people to let them know they were tagged? I'm almost positive they don't all read this....