JoJo

2008-07-10T18:07:00.008+01:00

Thought it might be time to write a blog again....Been so so much has gone on since the last one =O Shock horror..Jo has a life!!
=P

Well, Last week Jo, Paula (Her mum), Alan (Her step-Dad), Georgie (Her older sister), Nicole (Her younger sister), Beth (Her oldest sister), Jon (Her brother-in-law through Beth) and Pippa (Their dog) all went to stay in a little cottage in Wales. =) We had a lovely time in Criccieth, North Wales. Staying in a lovely little cottage:

It housed the seven of us, and the dog of course, quite nicely.

During the week we visited friends (Rachel, David, Hannah and Jonny Retallick) Who had stayed with us the weekend beforehand. Was very fun. The week was as follows:-

Monday, A walk around the local markets. Then driving down to Black Rock Sands...where I drove the car for about three times, only stalling once and getting up to third gear!! I can't wait till October when i can drive on the roads. As Thomas VDB would say 'Beware!' =D

Tuesday. Drove into Porthmadog, parked the car, and got onto the Festiniog Steam Railway to Tanybwlch:

There we had a picnic and a walk down to a lake. Then got on the train back, which Jon, Beth, Myself and Pippa got on the last carriage and enjoyed the openness of it all! Pippa liked it especially!

Wednesday, We went to Alan's sister's house, Sarina. Was good to spend some time just chilling in their amazingly lovely converted church/house!

Thursday, We took a nice drive to a Vally somewhere not far from us. It was a bit of a rainy day! But despite this, Georgie, Beth, Nic, Pippa and I climbed up a hill...well, Beth, Nic and Pippa didn't get to the top. But Georgie and I carried on up the steep slope, only to discover the first derelict building, then a little father up and the second derelict building. Which looked as though it was once some kind of mill because it was by a stream. Maybe giving power to some other derelict buildings further up (Which we didn't go and explore). The view was lovely/amazing/incredible. It just showed the sheer awesomeness of God!

Then Friday came, we all got up early. Got in our three cars, and drove all the way to Anglesey to meet up with the Retallicks once more =) We met them, then all drove to a beach and had a lovely day at the seaside! Then they went their own way, while us seven (Plus the dog ;) went to llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch...

(Sorry if you can't see the picture very well!)

The place with the longest name in Europe!

Then us seven ourselves parted. Georgie, Nic and I went our own way from that place^^ to the Milnrow House-Party.

We got the the house-Party safe, and had a lovely time with great teaching and amazing fellowship! It was really good to see so many of my friends again =D

^^ The House-Party group (Minus Thomas who was taking the picture) on the Sunday.

Then on the Sunday we made our way home. Since then I haven't done much, except for today.

Yesterday I got a call from Mr.Lewis at Dudley zoo, asking if I could come in tomorrow (this morning) at 10:30. so this morning we set off, and got there for 10:30...only to have the interview at about 11:30!! But anyway, I went down with a few Dudley zoo people! Talked to them, they talked to me. Then I was sent back upstairs..they talked downstairs...they came back up and said that they'd like to offer me a place on the NVQ Level 3 course! So I am now going to be working at Dudley zoo in September for sure now! =)

So yes...long enough post i think!! Hope you've enjoyed all the pictures and blogging.

Blog soon!

Cyaaaaa XX

2008-06-24T19:49:00.002+01:00

Hello dear readers!

I've had a great weekend, you've probably all heard about it because I know all my readers from some place or another were I've been ranting and raving about the weekend. But just in case you haven't...I'll tell you again!

(If you've already heard it, then keep scrolling down till you get to something interesting XD)

On Friday I got up early...ish. Went shopping with Mum, cleaned the bathroom and cleaned my bedroom. All in time for when the Retallicks were coming to stay =D

You see, I've been talking to David for about three years, we met up two years ago, but it didn't go down too well as I was too shy and just wasn't my usual self (mad). So I was a bit apprehensive about this weekend coming up where Rachel (their mum), David, Hannah and Johnny were staying at ours.

So when they finally arrived at 03:30PM I had a few butterflies going round my tummy...But after a walk to the back to see the aeroplanes it was ok :D

We then went to our Church's bowls evening, David and I as a team came no were near first of course...But we're planning to do better next year ;)

Then on the Saturday (after getting to bed late the night before because we came home and had a few games of Dutch Blitz...Vhat Fun Ve all had!!! =P) We all got up blurry eyed, ate loads of toast (Mum told me we got through three loads of bread and two packets of butter for those two breakfasts that weekend!) we drove to Kenilworth Castle. Good fun :D All got very wet..but hey...we're home educators...it's learning and nothings going to stop us! =D

Then we came home, had tea and David, Georgie, Nicole, Hannah and I went off to Dudley for the youth rally. Was a very good talk on Proverbs 23v23 and buying the truth but not selling it.

Then we had a 50 minute car drive back home from Dudley. We came home, and sat down, except Me and David who were up in the bedroom having a good, well deserved talk and catch up =D

Then on the Sunday we all walked to church in the gusts, meeting dogs on the way, nice people on the way and Johnny being a bush and scaring two girls....=D hehe.

But then they had to go home on the Sunday afternoon :( Was very sad to see them all go...But it had to be done!

There is a chance of seeing them next week while on Holiday in Wales which I'm looking forward to as well =)

Well...That ends my eventful weekend of fun. As for today and yesterday. Well...Nothing worth telling the whole world yesterday happened...and today..I went to home ed meeting :D Was good fun...=D

So yes...Hope to hear from you and I'll be blogging soon ;)

Tata! xx

2008-06-16T16:53:00.003+01:00

Today has been a milestone in the educational part of my life. Today I have, God willing, done my last GCSE. It was my last History exam on the changing roles of women and the Vietnam war. that isn't the only exciting thing that has happened this past few weeks.
Last week, on the Monday. There was a knock at the door, I thought to myself 'It couldn't be...not yet!' So I eagerly walked to the door and opened it...Yes..it was. My laptop had been delivered! (Ok, so maybe not as exciting as you hoped...but it was for me!) From all the money I had earned whilst working at Birmingham Law Society I had sat down and thought hard about what to buy with it, and I came up with the idea of buying a laptop which would be very helpful in September when doing all my work for college or the zoo.
Talking about the zoo, I still haven't heard any news from there...So please keep praying!

To carry on from my last blog, I has a good time at YP, and stayed over at Hannah Harding's house because Hannah B was not there. Then on the Saturday, we went shopping to Merry Hill...Now THAT was fun! We brought bunny ears. Then later on met up with Jonathan (Hannah's older brother) and his best mate, Adam. They all go to YP. We had SUCH a good time, there are pictures in various places for those of you who want to see them just say and I will show them to you! :D

Then all my exams went well, I'm just so glad to have them all over and done with. This week I've got something planned for almost every day. Tomorrow I'm going to help mum out with her new business that she's starting up. Sweet and Precious gifts. Then on Wednesday, Nicole and I are getting up early and going into town for when Primark opens as not to catch all the queues and busyness of Primark during the day. Then on the Wednesday night, I'm going out to the theater to see 'Our House' with Beth (my sister) and two other girls from work. Which will be really nice. Then on the Friday I have a friend and his family coming down to stay with us for the weekend. Rachel, David, Hannah and Johnny are all coming down on Friday. Just in time for the bowls event at our church on the Friday night. On the Saturday night there's a Dudley Youth Rally which we will all go to, I'm looking forward to that.
Then, the week after that its back to thinking 'what can I do with my time!?'

So, watch this space, as I might be blogging within those weeks of boredom just for something to do.

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2008-05-30T16:27:00.002Z

Hello all my wonderful readers! :D
I remembered to update my blog, aren't I good. This is a rare thing to be doing actually, as it is Friday afternoon, and I usually can't get on the computer on a Friday. But today I have been working, and because it is half term Jaffa (A children's club at which I help out at) is not on, so I have an hour with nothing to do. So I thought I mat as well stay on at work and use their computer and Internet...Don't you just love work!
Speaking of which, It will be my last day today at Birmingham Law Society, because On Tuesday 3rd June (This Tuesday coming!) I have my first two exams of the year. Then its all go...So I shall dearly miss this place...ok...maybe not! I shall miss the people :)

This week has been very good for me! =D Well, last weekend I went from work on Friday to Jaffa and YP, then went back to Hannah's for the night. Then Hannah and I travelled back to my house on the Saturday. She stayed Saturday and Sunday night then on the Monday. Her mum and dad, My mum, step-dad, sisters and brother-in-law (Jon) all went over to Kennilworth for a nice walk in the rain. Then we went over to Nicki and Andrew's house (for those of you who don't know she's my mothers best friend, she can't have children, so she's 'adopted' us and therefore is our other mother!) That was a lovely afternoon in which a lot of laughter was heard =D

Then back to work on the Tuesday, while Nicole went to the train station to meet up with a friend of ours who we had never actually met before! She was coming to stay for the week. We've been talking for about two years now, and one of my other friends have met her so we did know she actually existed! It has been great fun, resulting in bed at about 3 on Tuesday night, Wednesday sleeping in then work (as I had the morning off for my English class which is not on...) then come home, rent some DVDs and eat pizza! :D Thursday, early rise, work then got picked up and went to Kenilworth Castle and had fuuun =) Also a good talk with Charlieeee, because I had not much chance to talk to her because I was at work a lot of the time and she was staying in Nicole's bedroom.

Then today, Charlie left (Although I didn't see her go =[ ) Last day at work, and YP! :D That I'm looking forward to.
As well as revision tomorrow for my exams!

I think I've written enough =P I hope everyone has a great weekend! =)
Love and God bless,
Jo xxxx

2008-05-19T14:30:00.002Z

I do apologise for not posting in...well lets say quite a while!!!
There has been too much to mention, so I'll just go over the big things-
Georgie left for France in December - Then we had Christmas in which it was the first Christmas without Georgie and Beth, Jon and Pippa came over =D Was really great!.
Then Jan, but I can't remember anything big happening then, so obviously it isn't worth writing about =) Feb...Oh wait...I had my interview for Solihull college in Jan(I got in!) =) nothing in Feb...March, started off with Nicole's birthday, then mothers day (in which Hannah B, Nic and I re-did our dance/song "I turn to you" was well fun!) Then in the middle of the month, I shocked everyone by having my hair totally re-styled (ok...so It's not THAT interesting...but its something to write about!) I'll have a picture up shortly. Then came Justin's wedding at the end of the month. (In which was also a shock to everyone because I wore a dress coming just below my knees and 4" high heels!!!!)
April, Georgie came home after 5 months away =)

Then it's this month, in which...quite a lot has happened already!
Lets see, long story short (if you want the long version then just comment and say!) I'm not going to college, I'm going to do an NVQ Level 3 AT Dudley zoo (in which I applied for a placement) He got back to me and said forget about college, you're reference was so good that you should do the NVQ AT the zoo! They only choose about 4 people every year to do it, and I'm one of them!!! So that was SUCH an answer to prayer! Then Birmingham Law Society, Beth's work (my oldest sister) has asked me to work for them for a month as 'General Admin' as I have worked here for four weeks before. So a nice bit of money coming in there :P

Then that will lead on into June and all my exams! :S I can't wait till after my exams, as I have a load of great things to look forward to in the summer. David coming for the weekend, Family holiday, Milnrow House-Party, UBM and YP week (My youth group) Then off to be working at the zoo!
Actually, I need an interview for working at the zoo yet, so my place isn't certain yet. So please pray for me as this would be a dream come true!!!

I think that's me for now, I must be off as my hour lunch break is over =)
I will be posting soon hopefully.
God bless you all,
xxxxxxxxxxx

2007-11-26T19:50:00.001Z

Hello, well I'm sorry to have left it so long before I wrote to you again. It's been over a month, sorry!

Let's see what I've been doing...hmm well on the Saturday after I wrote to you last time Anna C (A good friend I made on UBM:-)) came down! Hannah, Anna and I all went back home from Birmingham (That's where we had to pick her up) and then we got home, picked up Georgie and Nicole and then Georgie drove us all over to Dudley to meet Si and Jonathan. We had a good day, playing some card games, went out for a walk and then in the evening went to a very good talk at Si's church (Dudley Baptist Church) on John Newton. I was very blessed. Then on the Sunday Anna had to go home :(

Then the weekend after that, Nicole had her two friends over from camp and I had Hannah over to keep me company! Was very fun and crazy and mad! Just the way I like it with Hannah =D
he he

Then the Saturday after that! (3Rd November) was my great aunt Maggie's surprise birthday party, that was very good to meet all my family who I've never met before! But then on the Sunday after, I felt sick and was ill and didn't go to church =( So that bit's not very good!

Then the week after, Mum and Al left for Ireland, I missed mum very much =( Because they left on the Wednesday and where coming back on the Monday, and Us three girls (Georgie, Nic and I) where going to Dad's from the Saturday till the Tuesday, so I almost didn't see mum for a whole week! he he.
But we all had a good time at dad's got together with some old friends which was really nice; we also met up with Anna C again, because she doesn't live two far away from dad's.

And last Saturday (November 17Th) I got my hair cut, went over to Si's house and spent the day with Si, Neil and Jonathan, which was very nice. Then in the evening was the Dudley Youth Rally. That was also very good and a very big blessing =D To which Georgie and Nicole came and then took me home..that bit I didn't really like! =(

Then in the last week, I've been to the German market, Hannah and come over, Nicole's gone away for the weekend and Ive done some Christmas shopping (today).

Then this weekend, Georgie and I are going to Tim R's Birthday party on the Saturday, and next week, next Friday... Georgie is going to France ='[ she's going to be away for Christmas as well *sniff sniff*. So I might write to you some time then. To tell you how up set I am and shed all my sorrows onto you..!

But I think this post is long enough for now, I hope you've enjoyed the read and not fallen asleep..*zzzzZZZZ* =P
May God bless you in all you do =D
Love and God bless!
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2007-10-15T16:21:00.000Z

Well...One week on almost exactly!
Last week, after the sad good bye of Menekse, I had to look after my sister and brother-in-law's dog all week. It was very boring and very tiring! But good =D

I had something to do every day all week! Tuesday I had to go to the farm, Wednesday I had my English class/test (blegh!), Thursday I had my History class (which was very depressing...we're doing WW1) then on the Friday I went to the farm, came home, did my hair in braids and went off to JAFFA! It was very fun at JAFFA, I haven't been for about two weeks because I've been busy etc, so it was nice to see everyone again. Then YP started, which Simon came along to (for those of you who don't know, but the chances that you don't know are slim!! Simon's my boyfriend =)) At YP we acted out the story of the woman by the well and Jesus. I was the woman! Then we answered some questions amongst our groups. Then it came time for most of the youth to go home while some stayed on for YP Plus (the plus is meant to be like 'young people plus Jesus, it's aimed more to the Christians of the YP) we looked through the end of chapter 9 of Esther. Was very good.Then came to time to go home...Where was I staying you might ask been so Hannah was in Portugal (cus she was that week!) I stayed at Simon's house!
Because the next day Simon, his family, his youth group and me were going out to Alton Towers and had to leave at an early time.

I got settled in OK, got to bed about 11 and didn't wake up till my alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
We all got ready to leave, we left for the church where Simon and I got out of the car into the mini bus...very exciting! I met his youth group (YFT= Youth For Truth) the journey was spent talking to one girl about what I did and the rest spent trying to figure out who was going round with who.
I ended up going around with Simon, Neil (he doesn't actually go to YFT, but used to. he's 29) James (He's in his twenties and he's SOO funny and laid back!) Matt (13, he's the guy who always says the funniest things at JUST the right time!) Jane (Neils friends) Jane's daughter, Molly (she was 10) and...Tom (15...you'll hear about him!)

We got there, and Neil and James, very kindly got Simon, Matt and Me fast track tickets which aloud us to not have to queue for: Oblivion, Air, Nemesis and the Flumes.
There are just TO many things to tell you about, but I will just mention a few.
Lets start with all the rides I went on:
Rita, Cork screw x3, flumes, Nemesis, air x2, Ripsaw, blade, river rapids x2, Duel, spinball wizer and Oblivion x3.
Simon spend about 5 minutes trying to persuade me NOT to go on Oblivion because I wouldn't like it. But I didn't listen to him! =P So Jane, Molly, James, Matt, Tom and I all went on. I LOVED it!!
The queue was REALLY LONG...but we had fast track tickets, so it didn't take long at all! But then all day Tom and I were saying that we wanted to go again...so towards the end of the day I suggested Tom and I go with Neil's, and Simon's fast track tickets (cus they didn't use theirs!) So we had half an hour before we had to be back at the car park, we went on Air the second time and straight after the ride, Tom and I took off to go to the other end of the park! Met by Andrew (Simon's dad who was in charge of the whole thing) telling us we had till 6 o'clock, which gave us a whole hour! So we walked over the Vally, and went on Oblivion...we had about 20 minutes left so we started to queue up for another ride. But that one was broken! So we went back on oblivion cus the queue wasn't too bad! We got off at about 10 to 6...we had to run to the entrance!! When we got there we then remembered we had to get the tram, we were waiting for the tram and it was 3 minutes to 6! We wee guna be in SO much trouble! But the tram finally came...and it broke down half way there for about half an hour!!!!!!!!!!!! We were like NOOO!!! But we said it'll be a good excuse for being late :P
The tram finally got fixed, we got off (YAY!)...then we got lost in the car park!! But we saw the mini bus and we were VERY happy!

But there was no one there...! But we turned around and saw Simon, Matt and Neil!! Poor Simon was SOO scared!

But all in all it was a BRILLIANT day!! =D
Sorry this post has been SO long!
Bye!!
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2007-10-08T14:03:00.000Z

Heya, oooohhh SO much has happened!
Well maybe not SO much, but just a few things that are REALLY good! hehe.

Lets start from were I left you...Oh yes, the UBM reunion, well that was really good! The whole weekend, the talks were on Philippians (I LOVE that book of the Bible!)and the title for the whole weekend was 'In Christ alone' it was such a blessing.
Then It was back to work and normal life after one of the best summers! Last Monday (1st Oct) was my birthday, I was 16! woohoo...I was actually more excited about my birthday get together that was coming up the weekend after; which is the weekend just passed.

I'm so tired from the weekend...I've lost ALL sense of how to write a blog!! I'm sitting here asking my sister, Nic, how i should put things. so please do excuse me!

Lets see, on the Friday Menekse was the first to arrive, we went to the park and had a good time lying on the tarmac in the Park...hehe it was very nice actually!
Then Hannah came, and us four girls (Nicole, Hannah, Meneske and Me) were having a VERY good time singing along to my Disney CD that I had brought. then Georgie came home and we started doing the Tea. We had some food, then we had to go up to the train station to meet Simon...That was a story in it self (There you see her...Sitting there across the way)!! We got back home and played a good game of articulate, and in the middle of that Tim arrived. we had a very good evening!
Got to sleep about 03:30AM us girls did, which we didn't know, but was going to be the routine on the weekend concerning bed time:P
Then in the morning is was a mad rush to get ready and for the bathroom (yes..including Tim and Simon!) Josh arrived at 10, he came, we sat for a while, ooo then...we playing dutch blitz. YA! haha
Then we went out for a meal and Nicole's baptism. it was all very good.
Then when we got home Simon had to go and we picked JoR up on the way to bowling. Had a very good time at bowling. and that night stayed up till about 2AM talking about layers of Heaven and Hell...was very good :)
Then on the Sunday, we went to church, took Pippa (Beth and Jon's dog) for a walk. then after that, Tim, JoR and Josh went on their way back home. At this point I was very sad, and only one was left...Menekse and I didn't want her to go!
But this morning (Monday) she left... and I'm all here being very sad about it all!

I have to dog sit Pippa for a whole week as well :S But I'm determined that none of it is going to ruin my week that I'm going to have :)

Then on Friday I'm going to YP, and staying over at Simon's house...arrggghhhhh :S:S haha!
Yeah getting a bit nervous about that :P
Then on the Saturday I'm going to Alton Towers with him and his youth group..so should be very fun :)

So yeah, I think that's long enough to bore you all =D
I'll write some time...
And remember... Be happy!! =D
xxxxxxx

2007-09-07T12:55:00.000Z

heya All, long time to talk I know I know!
And I'm very sorry about it!

Lets have a look at whats been going on in my life since June! *looks and finds something worth talking about!*
Oh yes, I went to Menekse with Hannah in July. We stayed a week, it was very good and there was lots of dog walking at one o'clock in the morning and spongebob Square Pants!

The I think the next big thing, and maybe one of the high lights of the year! UBM!!!!! :-D :-D
That was from the 4Th Aug to the 11Th of Aug, it was SO good. The weeks beforehand weren't so good, because I was stressing over every little thing. And when Georgie and I got there (We went together and it was the first time for both of us!) it was as though everyone knew each other already and I felt like I wanted to go home!
But then the next day (Sunday) I felt like I didn't want to leave! It was such a good week, I was really really blessed in everything!
I can almost say it was life changing in many ways!! :-D
But I'll defiantly be going next year, and next Friday (Friday the 14Th Sep) is the Reunion, so I really can't wait!

Then I think the next big thing that happened after that was the JAFFA week and YP week. In the JAFFA week I was the leader of the oldest group there! It was very tiring! And I didn't want to see another child by the end of the week! haha.

Then the week after, it was the YP week, which was a REALLY nice break, cus I got to be the child then! We did loads of cool stuff as well, and some new people where there that I talked to, and some people that have been there for ages and I've made better friends with them =D

So yeah...that's been me! This Sunday at our church we're having our harvest lunch thing, then next weekend, like I said, will be the UBM Reunion and I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing everyone there again!

So that's my boring life! =D
Love you all lots and talk soon hopefully!
God bless,
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2007-06-20T21:33:00.001Z

Hello every one, I'm sorry I haven't wrote for like ages!

But guess what?
I've finally finished my exams!! woohoo yay!

But apart from that...I don't think much if happening!

Well at YP, this Friday we're having a recording team thing come in and video JAFFA and YP!:S
It's for the OM lifehope DVD thing to show what the OM team members do at OM! So it'll be very interesting :-)

But yeah, then Open air, which last week was very good because, I don't know if any or you have heard of it, but a bunch of young people came to help from the boat Logos 2.
It's like a big book selling boat that travels around the world and stuff, and we had a team of them come and help out.
Then I stayed on after at the church with two people from OM, Cameron (Canada) and Euna(South Korea) and helped them out with painting a room in the church.
That was very nice :-)

Well I have to go now, it is like 10:40PM and my mum's just told me I have to be off to bed!

So night night and maybe post again soon.

Bye!!
xoxox

2007-05-21T08:54:00.000Z

hello all.
This is just a small post (But not promising anything!)about the open air, well lets just start by saying, it went really well I thought :)
It was mine ans Hannah's first time at doing it, and they( the OMers and the other people who came) said we did very well, so I'm glad about that.

We went to the church first, got the tracks ready and prayed, then we walked up to Cradley Heath High Street and set up in a corner (we were easy to see) we just stared by handing out tracks until the Pastor (Phil) came and them we sang some songs and then some people did a talk with the help of a board and a big piece of paper! We didn't have many people stop until the end, but them it started to rain and it was time to go anyway! But He knows we're going to be there next week and who knows, maybe he'll turn up?
But Phil said it was one of their first times, and he hopes that it'll get better as the weeks go on.
Hannah and I will be helping out every week we can, because there isn't a very big group of us on Saturday, there was 4 people from the church, two OMers and Hannah and I, but maybe as the weeks go on it'll get better :D

Well okay I said, I didn't promise anything about a short post! lol :P
But I thought you'd just like to hear how it went :)

God bless you all,
xoxoxo

2007-05-16T15:46:00.000Z

hehe, yay now it's Kerrin AND Josh :P

I'm just writing to say, because I didn't say it yesterday that on Saturday Hannah(My best friend) and I are going to help out with an open air mission on Cradley with Hannah's church (where my youth group is held) so if you could please pray for that, that Hannah and I won't freak out on the morning and that the team will have some opportunities to witness to the people. your prayers would all be appreciated :D
Thanks and I hope you ave a good day!

God bless!

2007-05-15T13:57:00.000Z

Hello! yay I have ONE reader! Kerrin :D I love you Kerrin! Thank you! lol :D

Well maybe I should let this blog be from me to Kerrin! :P

Oh well, I'm sure I'm loved somehow else.

I haven't been up to much, actually tell a lie, I think I have compared to usual!
Last weekend (5Th) JoR and TimR came down for the weekend, well actually till the bank holiday Monday, and on the Saturday we played tennis (I'm still getting the hang of it!) Then on the Sunday we went to church and Timothy VDB came to stay for the week (we might've invited the whole house-party!) and on the Monday TimR, JoR, Georgie, Nicole and I went to walk my oldest sisters (Beth) dog, Pippa.
On the walk, we found a little chick, we soon found out that it was a pheasent and it was very cute.
Then I had to dog-sit Beth and Jon's dog till the Wednesday, but on the Tuesday night, at a church we know of, there was this 'Daybreak quartet' (http://www.daybreakquartet.com/newindex.htm) and they came to sing at the church, they sang like American gospel songs, because they were American. They were SO good! :D

Then on the Friday I went to my youth group, that was good and on the Saturday I went to this christian concert, it was OK, not really my thing :P

But yeah, that's been my life since I last blogged to you, I know, not very interesting...

Well I think it's time to say goodbye now, so byes bye!
God bless y'all
xoxoxox

2007-04-27T10:43:00.000Z

Hello all!
Well, since I've changed my URL I don't think many people are actually reading this blog!
But I thought I'd post anyway!
Today my mum is childminding a three month old baby, he's SOOOO cute! I've got to hold him for ages and he was just babbling away to me! But the funny thing was...I was talking back :P But he is really cute. hehe

Last weekend Hannah (My best friend) and I went up to York to see Menekse our good kannibal bunny friend! Who we went to see a couple of weeks ago and I've got the pictures below!
It was very good fun!!

Well I think that's all i have to say now.

So bye!!
xoxoxoxox

2007-03-27T12:20:00.000Z

Hello all.

Well, This seems to be getting a bit boring now! So I thought, let's actually write something.

Well this morning I went to the farm, It was OK, but It got a bit boring. Then I came home, had a shower, and am now writing to you!

Mum's just asked me if I want pizza from lunch, so I now have my pizza waiting for me, so at that note, I think I'll go!

Sorry It's been such a short post, maybe I'll post longer some other time :o)

God bless!
xoxo

2007-03-19T09:46:00.000Z

This post is all for photos! Here are the one's from York that I promised you:

This Menekse on the bus back to York at the end of the day:

This is Hannah on the bus back to York at the end of the day as well:
This is us on the bus going to the cinema (by the way, the pictures are all in the wrong order, so if you want to go from the start of the day to the end, do it from the bottom of the page to the top!) :

This is a funny story! We went into the girls bathrooms, and when we got in there, there was a lady sitting UNDER the HAND dryer, drying her hair!! HAHA. So we just HAD to get a pose! :

This is all of us in the lift in H&M! hehe!:

This is Hannah and Menekse being cannibals!!! bwhahaha:

This is a picture of all of us in the Pizza Hut bathrooms! haha:

This is Hannah in Pizza Hut! aww :o) :

This is me (Jo! lol) in Pizza Hut:

This is Menekse in Pizza Hut!:

Hope you enjoyed them! If you want to see any from the wedding then please tell me!! (there's not very many)

God bless,

Jo xoxoxoxoxox

2007-03-17T20:56:00.000Z

Right, well let us start with York!!! I had SUCH a fun day on Friday! :o) I went to sleep on the Thursday night at 2 o'clock in the morning because my best friend (Hannah) was round and we stayed up till then playing The Game Of Life (Don't ask! We have this mad obsession about it where we can play like 5 games in a row!) The on the Friday morning, Hannah and I had to get up at 6 o'clock to be ready by 7 o'clock to be in town and at the train station by 7:45AM! At first I thought the bus might get us into town at around about 7:55AM which then we would've had to leg it to the train station and onto the train for 08:03AM when the train left! But we got there in time, and on the train safely to York. Then we got in at York for about 10:30AM and met up with Menekse and had a great day!

We were going to wear a red nose all day, being red nose day yesterday! But they didn't smell very nice!! So we brought fluffy bunny ears instead! We had some interesting looks and comments! Amongst them would have to be the funniest one which was said about three times 'Are you on a hen party'?! I mean, we may look older, but not that old!! We have some good pictures to put up, which I will when I get the camera (My sisters!) back.
Which then brings me on to my next thing!

Today I had to spend from 01:00PM-04:00PM in a wedding, it was very nice an all, but the two hours (OK, maybe not THAT long, because we did sit down for the wedding service!) standing up in stiletto shoes about two inches high was NOT nice!!! I'm not really used to been lady like! And CERTAINLY NOT used to even WEARING stiletto shoe's. Just for the record! ha ha.
But the wedding was very nice! :o) And I might have some pictures of that as well. Because my oldest sister (Beth) took my youngest sisters (Nicole) camera to the reception. Because we weren't invited! But It was at the Botanical gardens (Very expensive place even to get into!)! So I think that would explain that! :oP

Anyway, I think I have posted enough! :o) Love and God bless to you all!
oxoxoxoxoxox

2007-03-14T18:14:00.000Z

Hello ALL!!! :o)

This is finally my blog! YES!

The picture I have up is just to show everyone how much fun Menekse and I got up to last year when I went to see her in York! :o)

Well this is going to be a quick post because my sister's going on in a bit!

Post soon,

Jo xoxox

p.s my web address has changed aswell :-) it's now: www.jojoturner.blogspot.com God bless!

2007-03-12T16:18:00.000Z

I know this is like the second post within one day, but I just had to say how much I love MY God :-D He's So amazing! I'm listening to a song on YouTube, 'I could sing of your love forever.' And I really could! Sometimes I just think I could spend my whole life thanking God and praising Him, and serving Him, but its still wouldn't be enough for what His OWN Son did for us :-D
I'm just SO glad that HE found ME! And decided to save me :-) He didn't have to do anything for us. He could have stayed up in Heaven and just let us all go into eternal Hell, which we deserve! But no, HE came to OUR horrible world, and died for US. He didn't send anyone else, not a normal man, His own Son to come and live on the awful world, to be tempted, mocked and killed by us.
Jesus was so faithful to His Holy Father and went through with it! He didn't back out like any other man would've! This Holy, perfect, sinless, Innocent Man died for the sins WE'VE committed. Isn't that just so amazing! You can't even begin to comprehend it can you?!
If you today, reading this, know Jesus came to die for your sins, then I praise the Lord for it :-) He has done a wonderful work, a miracle in just saving us!
And I pray for anyone who is reading this who isn't a Christian, and doesn't have Jesus Christ as their savour. I know many people who would rather be in the world, than have God as a Heavenly Father, and I just pray they will realise what a big mistake they're making!

This was only supposed to be a small post to say what I think about having such a good God, but I just can't help praising His name, an I can't stop talking about MY wonderful God who sent His Son to die for ME! :-)

I hope God blesses each and everyone of you, even though you don't deserve any of it!!!
Praising Him name ALWAYS!
Jo xoxox

2007-03-12T10:51:00.000Z

WOOHOOO Yes it's me again! I'm really hyper and happy and strange (well i think you knew that already!) and HAPPY! :o) It's only 5 days till Hannah and I are going to see Menekse! YAY :o)
And I'm just really happy in general! haha :o) even though I've got Biology! I don't think I've got any work I need to do! hehe, nah! I haven't :o)
YAY sorry, I'm just so happy I thought I'd blog about it! :-)
Blog soon hopefully!
And I'm really sorry if I've scared anyone off, but this is me when I'm hyper and I'm not hiding it! This is me! Like it or lump it as my sister would say! haha :-)

God bless you all :-) :o)
Jo xoxoxoxox

2007-03-10T18:12:00.000Z

Good evening everybody! Here's a random picture of my gorgeous baby! haha :o) Hes name is Bonny, and I've had him for about 3 years. He's REALLY cute and I love him loads! :-)

OK...I've just been to my youth group (2hrs journey on the bus! VERY committed! haha) And some young people are there from OM (Operation mobilization) and we had a game. This is gonna be kinda hard to explain over here, but I'll try my best :o)!

OK, well you have three plastic balls (like the small balls in a ball pool) there were about 16 of us. All THREE balls have to touch BOTH of our hands. At first we did it in a line and passed them one by one, it took us about 16 seconds. But then Cameron (From OM) said it's possible to do it in less than 10 seconds, so then we zig-zagged, and it took about 9 seconds. Then Cameron said it was possible to do it in less then 5 seconds! So we all stood in a circle with our hands facing inwards, while someone IN the circle span round with the three balls in their hand and touched all of ours (If you get me!) and that took 1.25 seconds! We were VERY pleased, but then Cameron said 'Would you believe me if I told you, it was possible to do it in less than ONE second.' And it was! He gave us one minute to discuss it between ourselves, but we came to no conclusion! They said we should try and figure it out, but I have NO idea how.

So If you would know how 16 people can touch 3 SMALL balls with BOTH hands at the SAME time within ONE second (well he actually said it took them like 0.000 seconds!!), I would be VERY happy :o) But if not, I'll report back to you next week and reveal it all!

Well hope everyone is well :o)

God bless to you all :-)

Jo xoxox

2007-03-08T14:47:00.000Z

Hello all again. I would really like to know how you get a title for your posts, so if you know I would be very pleases if you could tell me how! :o)

Well today is Thursday. I have just been to Biology (It was quite good this time, we got to use the computers). Last night I was at Hannah's for the JAFFA meeting. All the leaders were getting together to discuss about an Easter activity day we're going to have in a April. Well... we're going to be there (the leaders, of which I'm one!) from 09:00AM till about 05:00PM, It will start at 10:00AM and finish at 04:00PM for the children, but not for us! So that's going to be 6 hours with about 30 children all under the age of 11! Very exciting, and exhausting!
Then the day after (God willing if I'm still alive!!!) I'll be going to see JoR ( Jo Risbridger) for the weekend with my older sister, Georgie. So I won't be getting any sleep that weekend! But it will be very...interesting! :o)

OHH!!!!!! I can't believe I've forgot this!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M GOING TO SEE MENEKSE IN YORK IN ONLY 8 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o)!!!!!! YAAAY
haha, sorry! as you can see, I'm a bit excited about it! Hannah and I are going to get up really early on Red Nose day, and travel to York to be really silly and random! it's going to be SO much fun :o) I'm really excited, and so is Hannah. And now we're just trying to find out way to make some spending money!!! We have enough for the train fair, but not that much for spending, and if we're going to be going to the dungeons! Then we'll need some money :o) So I think we're going to be a big help around the house this week! Not that we aren't anyway!!! :o)

Well I think that's all I have to say :o)
Love to you all, and God bless ya!
Jo xoxoxox

2007-03-05T20:01:00.000Z

Hello all again! Just to say, I think the exams went well! they weren't too hard! But thanks for everyone who was praying for me :o)
I don't know how many readers I actually have, only one that I know of! But oh well :o) it keeps me occupied!

I think I'll talk a bit about what 'm doing now, not what I'm feeling and stuff, but it may be a bit boring! So you can stop reading whenever you feel like it! :o)
OK, I'll go through my week. Today I had exams (over with now! Phew!) tomorrow, I go to the farm and have a Maths class! On Wed I'll go to my friends, Hannah's so we can go to a meeting for leaders. Because I help out at JAFFA (Jesus A Friend For All) and they're having a meeting on Wed night to talk about Easter, and what we're going to do. Then on Thur i have Biology, and been bored for the rest of the day! Then on Friday I have the farm again, then over to Hannah's again for JAFFA and YP :) Then I'll come back on the Sat and be bored again, then on the Sun, go to church! All very exciting don't you agree?! (YEAH RIGHT! you're thinking!)

OK, now I've bored you to death, I'm going you'll be glad to know! :o)
Hope you all have a blessed week, and God bless you all,
Jo xoxox

2007-03-05T07:47:00.000Z

Hello all! just a quick post to say, I'VE GOT EXAMS TODAY! ARRGGHHH!! lol :o)
They're Maths exams, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Please pray for me, because I'm dead nervous! :S oh well, I know anything that I do, is all in God's holy plan. I was reading the Pursuit of Holiness the other day, and it said in there, don't doubt anything that's gone wrong in your life, because it's all in the holy plan of God, and if you do, then you are doubting the holiness of God. And he is the most holy 'thing' you'll ever get!
So, I'm just praying and hoping :)

God bless you all.
Jo xoxoxo

2007-03-01T11:23:00.000Z

Hello all, it is Jo once again! Surprise surprise ey?! I might go to Wales myself just to get David to actually WRITE something in this blog! lol.
Well as you can all see, I've updated the blog, so it's nice and new, and MUCH easier to put links in! :o)

For the past weekend (Feb 23rd-25Th) I've been away at a house-party for home-educated christian teens. It has been a GREAT blessing to me. And made me realise that I, as a young teenage christian, can grow and be Godly. (Luke 2v40,52)
Just because I'm young and don't have some of the privileges that older people have, and just because I'm young and can't do some of the things that older people can do, it doesn't mean I have to stay away in a corner praising God quietly. I can go out into the world as a young person, and witness in places that older people maybe can't. Like youth groups, at school, or any kinds of classes, and I can praise God out in the open and not be afraid of how much I love my God and how much He's done for me :D If anything, it will be more of a witness to the older unsaved generation to see a young person in this day in age to have a religion and be so happy in it! (James 4v7)
It's very hard to be a witness all the time, and try to talk to unsaved people all the time. But you don't have to do that all the time to be a witness! As long as you live the christian life, and follow the rules God has set down for you, then you should be a witness to people anyway.
God will always reward you for trying, and even though people may mock and laugh at you, God will be smiling at you, because He's so proud of you standing up for Him.
It doesn't matter what other people think!
Would you rather be called a fool by man, or a fool by God? Those people aren't going to be with you for the rest of eternity, but God will!

I hope everyone will be blessed by God and will grow close to Him as the years go by.
That's all I really wanted to say, how much that weekend has been a blessing to me, how much I've enjoyed the teaching (Thank you again Mr.David Donegani) and the fellowship with all the lovely christian people who are my age :o) I pray God will bless you all and work in your lives.

Hope every one's enjoyed the read :o)

Living for Him always,
Jo (Turner)
xoxoxox

2007-01-21T14:29:00.000Z

Hiya all!
Hey, so much for the DAVID and Jo blog ey?! What do ya think bout me changing it to just Jo's blog! Haha :o)
Well, with my life there have been some very interesting things going on!
I did have a good Christmas and new year; I hope you all did too.
Let's see, the last time I posted to you I didn't rally have much to say! I’m still doing the GCSE courses, and I have to hand in the first peace of course work in Feb! So, I’m just hoping it'll all be done!

Umm...*thinks bout what to write* well, it's Sunday today! And yes, we've got the computer on! That’s because last week we had a week without the computer, and it was going to last a whole week, starting from last Monday. But Alan (Step-dad for those of you who don't know) said that we could have the computer back on on Saturday, (I think it helped that the snooker was on and he wanted the watch the final today!) and he said, because he's going to watch the TV today, that we could go on the computer! :o) So I is very happy!

Well, been so it's a blog for me (And David, but never mind him :P) then let me tell you some of the things that's been going on in my life! Well, ok, from the last blog...lets see.... I know! I’ll do something I’ve never done before! I’ll go and get my calendar from last yr and look at that!! Haha.

Ok, got it! Well, at the end of October, Nicole (lil sis) and I went out to my bestest friends to go out for her birthday. We went to the Wing Wah restaurant! hehe!
Oh, I’ve started to go to a youth group, YP it'd called, and it's very good! :o) It takes me forever to get there (2 hrs on the bus!) but it's well worth it!!! :o) I love the people there! hehe.
Then I went to a castle near us, and saw a bonfire, it was very big! But very good fire works afterwards!
uummm... *still looking at how boring my life was!* we had some people round for tea!
We went to a Dudley youth meeting and met some nice new people!
Then into December... Georgie (older sis) ad I went down to Southampton to see a friend of ours at Uni. We had an interesting time! Georgie's car window got smashed in!!!! :S
I went to the dentist! haha, can't you tell I had no life at all!!!!
Met with my Pastor...Dad came down...went to YP.... Oh! Hannah came round :oD
Then I went to town with her and Adam, then on the Fri we went to the YP pirate party (good fun!)
Then it was Christmas!!! Oh, then archery. And Hannah came round again for new yr's eve :o) Well, that’s how boring my life has been!

Dude... that’s a really long post! Sorry guys! You prob aren't reading it anywayz!
So Love to you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lots of it, and I’ll see if I can get David to write SOMETHING on here! hehe :o)

Well Love and God bless,
Jo, Jojo, Jojojo, crazyjo (and maybe sometimes squidge, long story:P)
XoxoxoxoxoxoxxxxXxxx

2006-10-25T09:34:00.000Z

Wow! That sounds really cool!
I'm not doing much here, so I really don't know why I've decided to write to you, Mr Bloggie, hey that sound like Mr Blobby! Do any of you remember him? Do you David? I used to love him! Sorry! Really random! hehe.

Well, one thing I could tell you I guess, I started night school (Well, actually, the first course I do is 11:30AM! hehe) on Mon the 16th Oct (just last week) And 'cus I hadn't en-rolled in Sep 'cus I was in Spain, there were a load of complications 'cus they thought I wasn't old enough to take the course! But we got it sorted. And I'm not doing a GCSE in Biology in the mornings on a Mon, 11:30am-1:00pm, and Maths GCSE at 6:30pm-9:00pm on the evening! And of course! I've got five weeks of work to catch up on!!! But thankfully, I en-rolled on the Monday, and the next week (this week) is half term, so I can work through it all! And this morning I just finished all my biology work! wooohoooo!!!
Did you know what the digestion system contains, and what part of the digestion system digests certain things? Well....Neither do I! hehe. I'm supposed to! Nah, I know a few things! For the job I want to do, I'm going to have to do a degree in it! And I'm like 'I don't think so!'.
Sorry, I've just been rambling on about work!

Let's see...Have I done anything else....?
Ah! Yeah, I went to do archery on Mon :o) It was really good!
I think I'm going to go now. I might feed my rabbit, but it's raining, so I might not do it just yet!
So, bye bye all you people who are readin this. But I don't think many of you are! Oh well!
Love an God bless,
Jo XxX

2006-10-22T09:06:00.000Z

I went to a MASSIVE christian concert on friday!!
IT ROCKED SOOOO MUCH. There was 800 (!!!!) people there and we was all singin' and standin up and dere was really cool lights and a mist thingy and it was really cool. Loved it and went mad and got very sweaty and tired but dead happy. It was brillient to see so many Christians in one hall, all singing and jumpin an stuff :D.
Sorry I got no photos but hey ho!
Cya Mr bloggie.
David

2006-10-05T14:02:00.000Z

Hello to everyone who is reading this. :)
Sorry I haven't writen in a while, but i'm going to try my hardest to keep it up! lol.
'Cus I can't give out the link to some people and then not write in the blog, that just be rude! :o)
Well I'm still in Spain, it's still very hot and i still can't wait to get home!!! Only 6 more days to go! WOOOHOOOOO! Sorry, getting too excited!
I've just come back from spending the night with the pastors daughter, who we've made very good frineds with. Which i'm glad, 'cus then it means Nicole (my little sister) and I have someone to talk to on a Sunday (church), Wednesday (ladies meeting) and Thursday (prayer meeting).

Oh, and In answer to your question Daivd, i'm am brown yes! lol.
The picture, if it's come out, is of my mum and I in about the third week. I don't look my best there! But I never do for me :) lol.

I'm sure most of you who read this blog already know, but i'm going to say any way. This has been the best holiday ever! Because really late on Saturday night, my oldest sister called my mum and told her that my Granddad, who we've been praying for, for about 30 years. After been in hospital for about 9 weeks, has come to the Lord :oD :oD :oD It's been really good, so I really can't wait to go home and see him and talk to him, and all sorts!

Well I think i've rambled on for a good amount of space! Should have taken up some of your time :o)

I hope everyone is well, and hope your ok too Daivd. Couldn't forget you! ;o)

Love and God bless to all,
Jo XxX

P.S, I like the pic Daivd, and the wrist band, and the ring, not too sure about the BB gun though :oP Please don't go round shooting animals! lol.

2006-09-13T11:53:00.000Z

Hey Blog!
Sounds like Jo's having a great time, hope you are Jo.
I would be swimming all day lol, are you very brown yet? Bet you are.
We're having quite good weather too.
Heather and I are still keeping in contact :D:D and its rlly good, i guess you know wot i mean lol.
Cya soon!
DXxX
P.S i hope this picture shows. I took it today i like my new wrist chain :D its like a bike chain its well gd. the ring is my grandad's and the gun is my BB gun. DxXx

2006-09-08T20:41:00.000Z

Hello to all those back in England where it is cold and (where i live!) freezing in the mornings :) I'M IN SPAIN!!!!! Well I must start by saying to my fellow blogger and very good friend, I hope you had a good time at Cefn Lea. ( And I have sent you a post card :o))
I' having a good time here in Spain, it's very hot. About 30 c in the shade!!!!! I can just about breath! But i'm getting used to it! I'll try and get some pictures up when I get home, so you can see it all. I'm not just making it up!
Well now that i've made everyone jelouse! :P
I think I'll go :o)
Love and God bless to all :o)
Jo XxX

2006-09-01T10:10:00.000Z

Well Seniors and Senoritas, I am off to Cefn Lea. I'll see Kerrin and her family, and Joel, Ben, Toby and loads of my other friends. I can't wait to get there. It's a two and a half hour journey, not very far at all. I won't blog for a week now so I'll write when I get back.
-David <><

2006-08-29T19:18:00.000Z

This is Jo and Davids blog to record the events of our VERY boring, (not) lives.
:D cya for now!