Mad, Maidstone!

Today, my mum, my mum's friend, and I went to Maidstone to have out hair cut! We travel that far, because it used to be situated in Ashford, but then moved to Maidstone!!

It is extremely green, and the chairs have massagers on them, which feel comfortable!

Later in the day, we brought a rain mac for my trip to Canada, and it is bright pink, so I do not think I will become lost in the woods!!

I have now just finished a piece of my work, which is about policies and procedures in health and social care settings!

Driving lessons!!

I have been worrying about learning to drive for a long while now, but I am going to start learning in September, once I have had my holiday!!

There is a man at our church that is a driving instructor, and charges only £19 a lesson, which is extremely cheap, compared to the other driving schools! I am very excited, as I will it mean I do not have to catch the bus any longer, but anxious that I will kill someone!!

Questions!

My Auntie Rebecca recently sent me some questions to answer!

1. When did you first learn you could cook, and what are your favourite experiences with food. Why?

I don't think I have ever thought I could cook, but I do enjoy cooking, especially with my mum and Auntie Rebecca! When my Grandma was alive, I did a cooking badge with her many years ago, for my girl's group, known as Brownies!! We cooked sausage rolls, and malt bread, which my dad ate afterwards!
I enjoy eating food, particularly toad in the hole, or anything with sausages!!

2. How do you experience trains in your country? Do you hate them? If so, why, and if not, why not?

I catch the train every Monday to Wednesday to Folkestone, and I quite enjoy it! I always sit at the back of the train, where it is fairly quite, and I can enjoy the scenery!! Occasionally, I spot chewing gum, or crisps scattered on the floor, but they are not too messy, (in my opinion)!

3. What is your absolute favourite thing to do in your spare time, and why?

I enjoy sleeping, but the BEST thing of all is eating, especially sausages! Reading is excellent, as it is is peaceful, and I also love playing badminton!!

4. You have an extended family. Are they all mad?? What makes you give the answer you do?

My extended family are not all mad, but perhaps Auntie Rebecca (just joking)!! I think my family are caring, but I will not go into too much detail, because that would not be fair on them!

5. You probably love your mother very much...give me ten reasons why you do?

My mum is a superhero, she welcomes me home every day after college, my mum cooks, and cleans for me, she is a super listener, she cares about every detail, she packs me a delicious lunch for college, my mum is funny (and makes me laugh), she cares about others, she is the bestest thing since slice bread!!

Please help find Madeleine!!

Madeleine was 3 years old when she was abducted on Thursday May 3rd, from her bed in a family holiday, situated at Praia De Luz, Algarve, Portugal!

Please send this picture on to anyone who may know where Madeleine may be, whether in Europe, or beyond!! Someone will have some vital information that will lead to Madeleine's whereabouts!

Local celebrity!!

Near where I live, Chris Tarrant's daughter lives, known as Fia! Chris Tarrant is a television and radio presenter, of whom presents a gameshow, called Who Wants to be a Millionaire!!

Fia presents KMFM for Ashford, which is a local radio station, and often walks around the lake, situated just behind our home! I have seen her many times, but she is always talking on her mobile phone, so I haven't been able to say hello (or ask for her dad's autograph)!! She has a cute dog called Prince, and he always jumps up on me, when I see him!

On Thursday, I saw her and Prince walking around the lake, and after I had seen her I wrote her an email saying that I would gladly look after him at anytime, but I didn't expect to receive a reply!! Fia emailed me back, and wrote a kind email, saying she would like to see me around the lake!

I have always dreamed of meeting someone famous, so next time I see her, I am going to ask if I can go on Who Wants to be a Millionaire!!

A trip down memory lane!

My mum and I were recently looking through some old pictures, and this one is of my Auntie Rebecca and I on the day of my dedication!!

Social policy!

One of my assignments this term has been social welfare in Britian!! When I first was given the assignment, I thought it would be dreadful, particularly learning about the structure of the NHS, and how it has changed over the years!

I now find it quite interesting to learn about these things, and how the NHS is not treating individual's livng in this country with dignity and respect! My dad for example, needs a knee replacement drastically, as he can barely walk! He has need it for a long while, but the NHS has such a long waiting list, that he has to wait for months!! If he payed thousands of pounds privately, he could have a knee replacement tomorrow! Social Politics is extremely good to know about!

I've been tagged!!

I wouldn't normally write on my blog so soon, but I have been tagged by Kinza!!

Five of my favourite hobbies.

1. Playing badminton, particularly with my dad, because he is really brilliant!!
2. Reading books, which is excellent, and I work in a library!
3. Writing on my blog, and reading other people's blogs!!
4. I don't know if you count it as a hobby, but talking with people, and listening to their problems!
5.Going to youth church, and being around indiviudal's who are interested in you!! Plus, I enjoy the breakfast!

Five of my favourite books.

1. From Witchcraft to Christ (True, and super story)!
2. The Christy Miller Series (12 books in the series)!!
3. Chasing the Dragon!
4. How to be a woman of God!!
5. Best Friends (Jaqueline Wilson, who I have met)!! It sounds babyish, but I enjoy all of her books!!

Five things I liked about school.

1. Lunchtime!!
2. Eating cinnamon whirls in French lessons!
3. Always breaking the blade in the D.T lessons!!
4. Miss Austen's jokes (She was my Health and Social Care teacher)!
5. Spying on the teacher's!!

Five things I disliked about school.

1. The people trying to steal your bags!
2. Mr Pritchard, and Mrs Pritchard, who were two nasty married science teachers!!
3. Cross Country running in P.E!
4. Always being told off by the P.E teacher, for doing something wrong!
5. Individual's squashing you against the wall!!

Five of my favourite movies.

1. Three men and a little lady (My dad looks like Peter from it)!
2. Pretty Woman!!
3. My Father, the hero!
4. Notting hill!
5. Parent trap!!

Almost finished!!

I am coming towards the end of the school year now, and I have only about six weeks left until the Summer term!

Many individual's have dropped out of the course, (we have less than half )! Our assignments are coming to the end, and we are just adding the finishing touches!!

We have a first aid course this month, which will be interesting, as I am extremely interested in reviving a person! After half-term, we will be going to a new worksetting, I may even be placed in an occupational therapy ward!!

This year, we had to take Maths, Communication, and IT, as part of our course! Next year, we have the choice of either A level Communication, or A level Maths!! I have decided to take A level Maths, because I really enjoy Maths (I think it's because I understand it now)!!

White water rafting!

I have just been told by my Auntie Rebecca that I will be going white water rafting in Canada!! I was extremely nervous when she first told me, but I have looked at some videos and pictures, and it looks quite fun, similar to a log flume! I am sure I will survive!

My dad really wants to come now, as he has always wanted to go white water rafting, and my brother told me that I would die, and he was rather I was going, than him!!

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - At World's End Trailer

This film is definitely one of the best, and I can't wait to see it!

Cooking skills!

After the earthquake had hit Kent, we went to my Auntie Rebecca's house, where I was dropped off for the morning!!

The electricity was off, and my Auntie Rebecca was annoyed that we couldn't watch the television, or use the internet! The pictures on the walls had even tipped sideways from the tremor!

There were many sirens, and a huge police van came down the road! Auntie Rebecca took great delight in pulling back the curtains, so she could see what was happening! (She was extremely excited)!

It wasn't long before the electricity came back, and Auntie Rebecca wanted me to cook the lunch! I peeled the potatoes, and chopped them! Unfortunately, Auntie Rebecca wanted me to crack the egg open for the yorskire puddings!! BIG MISTAKE! I felt like such a dufus, as it missed the bowl, and went all over the floor! Auntie Rebecca made me crack the egg a second time, thankfully, it worked, and I didn't miss the bowl!!

Later on in the evening, I went to Louise's house for tea, where I ate a delicious sausage plaite!! I felt full afterwards, as I even got apple pie and ice cream!

Kent and Canterbury university!

Our college arranged a trip to Kent and Canterbury university yesterday, which was tiring, but good!

We arrived about 12.00, on a hot, and full coach, where we all had to go into a huge room! The room was packed full of people, and I could barely move an inch!! Universities from across the country were there (and Australia), to try and convince you to go to their University!
I managed to pick up a few leaflets, but I think I want to go to Canterbury, to study occupational therapy!! Alison does not want anyone to stay in Kent, as it will look good on her record if we travel far!

Buckingamshire university were there, and the lady snubbed her nose up at me, and told me that this wasn't suitable for me! I wasn't even thinking of going there, but I was only looking!! It is because I am not academically brilliant!

I finished that cell membrane question today, which is the one I posted on my blog last week! Horrahhhhyyyy!

Evangelism day!!

Today, I had youth church, which is particularly for young people in the church, and runs every other Sunday!!

Some helpers always prepare a beautiful breakfast for us all to eat, and today there was watermelon! Unfortunately, there were not many people there to eat it today, as I think indivdual's are studying for their exams coming up!!

We sang worship songs, and we were all given a musical instrument to play! Later on in the meeting, we all were split into four groups, where we were given a challenge to go to different places around Folkestone, Kent! Our group was sent to the library!!

After we had arrived at the destination, we had to open the piece of paper we had been given, which said that we had to try to ask individual's walking past a few questions! These included:-

What is your name?, Where do you live?, and Do you believe in Jesus Christ? If they answered yes to the last question, they recieved a chocolate bar!!

We asked many people, lots of whom said they didn't wan't to answer any questions! When we asked one lady, as soon as we mentioned Jesus, she told us to go away!! I think we touched a raw nerve in her heart!

I had a brilliant time anyway, and it was even better to know I had a wonderful dinner to come home to, roast pork, and popovers! My Auntie Rebecca, and Grandad came for dinner, where my Auntie Rebecca rested her ankle on my leg, and tried to make me smell her feet!!

The final term!

It is finally here, the last term of the school year!! Horrahyy!

I went back to college on Monday, where I was bombarded with work, work, and more work! Yesterday, I became so stressed, my blood was boling, and I became bright red!!

One of my teachers, Alison, is a huge stressor in my course, as she is always saying about how hard you have to work to reach anywhere, and that you have to achieve the top grades in everything!! I eventually calmed down by the evening, realising that all I have to do, is try my best!

One of the questions, which made me extremely stressed yesterday, was a science question! It was 'Explain factors that influence movement of molecules across cell membranes in relation to cell growth'.

The teacher, Alison did not explain the question well, so I asked her for some help!! She then told me to look in the books! That would be okay, if it were explained simply in the books! I have found a bit of information on it now though!!

Frappuchino!!

My Auntie Rebecca, mum, and I went to starbucks this morning, it was excellent! The queue was extremely long when we arrived, but we soon got served! I ordered a mango and passionfruit frappuchino, with a cinnamon bun!! It was the nicest cinnamon bun I have ever tastest!

We managed to find some comfortable chairs upstairs, where my Auntie was rearranging the furniture! Not long after we had sat down, a man and women came in, and Auntie Rebecca flicked her coffee at them, on her spoon!! This was because she looked young enough to be his daughter - yuk!

It was brilliant at starbucks, I have not had one for a very long time!! It was nice to talk, as well, especially for my mum and Auntie, who told me that I had to go swimming in Canada, whether I liked it, or not!!

I have been working most of the holidays on my social policy assignment, which has been difficult!! I have finally the finashed the task that is due in soon!

Auntie Rebecca dancing!

Here it is!

The lake at Hever Castle!

Here is one of the videos, taken at Hever!

A day at Hever!

I spent the day at Hever Castle yesterday, with my Auntie Rebecca, Grandad, Auntie Cilla, and Uncle Jeff! Hever Castle is a brilliant castle, definitely my favourite!!

We set off just before 9.30am, and drove through the beautiful countryside, such as Biddenden, and Goudhurst! The first stop we had was at Biddenden, and Auntie Rebecca couldn't stand the smell, as it smelt of pigs!!

At 11.00, we parked the car, and walked up to Hever Caslte, where I took a few pictures!! Auntie Rebecca brought everyone an ice cream, and mine was smarties, yumm! The loos were quite good, but Auntie Rebecca thought they were going to be car park loos!

We queued to get into the castle, where I took some videos with my camera!! It was such a wonderful day, that it wasn't too bad waiting in the line!

Once we arrived in the castle, we looked at each room! My favourite was the execution room, as it was extremlely interesting, but I enjoyed all of it, even the little toilet!

Next, we all walked back to the car, where we collected the picnic! Grandad wanted to sit by the lake, which I was pleased about, because it was so pretty!! The picnic was delicious! Auntie Rebecca had made sandwiches, and we had posh yoghurts, the nicest yoghurts I've ever tasted!

All of us laughed, as we saw these two girls, who were rather large, struggling to row a boat! They couldn''t move at all, and I think they had to be rescued!!

The watermaze was excellent, where I managed to get myself soaked, but Auntie Rebecca missed the water!! We got lost in the garden maze, but it was still fun!

I had a super day, especially seeing Auntie Rebecca dancing, which I will put on my blog later!!

A trip to Heathrow!

Yesterday morning, my Grandad, Dad, and I travelled up to Heathrow airport to collect my Auntie Rebecca after her long flight back to England, from Canada!! It was very busy on the roads, and my Dad had a bit of road rage, but I was too busy eating Grandad's hobnob biscuits to notice!

Once we arrived at Heathrow airport, terminal three, I managed to pick a good spot to wait for Auntie Rebecca, and she was out extremely quickly! I think I saw a rugby player, but it definitely wasn't Kyran Bracken!!

I pushed my Auntie's trolley back to the carpark, almost crashing into several cars on the way!
We stopped off at Clacket lane on the way home, where my Auntie was trying to find me an ice tea, but they did not sell it there!!

It was really good to see my Auntie Rebecca again, particularly her new hairstyle, and she brought me some presents!! One of the gifts was a bear, with a Canadian symbol on the foot, which I have now clipped onto my bag!