June 26th

I've had so much fun out here in Ohio. This week has been interesting. First off, I know that I'm always complainging about how early I wake up but it is early and I'm usually woken by two boys who are trying to be quiet but aren't. Anyway, I don't see them often so I try not to let it bother me too much.
Also, I tried tofu and I was not a fan. My 9 year old brother, Orvy, got a vegetarian cookbook and they had a recipe for tofu nuggets. I dipped them in mustard which kind of helped the taste. I guess I like meat too much but I'm glad that I tried it.
On Friday my stepmom, Joan, had a jewelry party (which is kind of like a tubberware party). It was a lot of fun. The ladies that showed up were hilarious and there was some really nice jewelry. Now they have put it in my head that I could be a premiere jewelry representative. I don't know if I would be good because I'm still scared when I have to talk infront of a group of people. What do you think? Could I sell jewelry?
On Saturday we were able to do the thing that I wanted to do. We went to Amish Country! It's actually three small towns called Kidron, Berlin, and I can't remember the other one but all three together make up Amish Country. It is so beautiful there. I love all the shops where everything is made by the Amish. We walked around and went to an antique mall. Oh yea! I saw some toys in that mall that I remember playing with when I was little and now they're antiques! That made me feel old. We also went to the cheese factory which I remember from when I was younger (its probably been 12-14 years since I last visited Amish Country). Anyway, being at the factory opened up memory lane. When my older sister, Maygen, and I were younger and we would go to the factory there would be samples after a quick tour. You were suppose to only try one but we would always run around grabbing different samples. We would go out and come back in (there was an entrance and exit door at opposite ends of the room) and pretend that we were entering the room for the first time after having taken the tour. Sadly, on Saturday it was so busy that there was a huge line; we couldn't try the samples or even buy any cheese and we love cheese. We were able to go to the bakery across the street and we were able to try samples of all the different breads (I think they were made by the Amish also). By this point it was way past lunch and we were starving. We finally found a place to eat called Mrs. Yoder's Kitchen and it was so nice. I didn't get a souvenir but I did take a few pictures which will eventually get on facebook.
Sunday (today) we went to church like normal. Sadly, after church my grandma had to go straight to Homersville which means we couldn't have lunch at her house. We usually eat there because she makes the best homemade food ever! I love my grandma and her house. She has pictures of her kids, all her grandkids, and now her great-grandkids. She loves showing us all off. I also love just being at her farm. It's a dead zone so I turn my cell phone off and I feel so relieved. I'm really sad that next Sunday is my last Sunday out here. Well, today we went to this restaurant called The Mill located in the Behuelers' grocery store. It was a really nice place. Then we went for a bike ride. We've had rainy days for so long that we wanted to enjoy the wonderful day. And I didn't get sunburnt. YAY!
Random things to mention. My dad looked at a truck that was for sale (the one that I kept ppointing out to him whenever we drove by) but it was more than he could spend. Also, I've been driving my dad's truck more and I'm getting much better. Lastly, I'm losing my mind cause I wore the same outfit two Sundays in a row. Now I know that I fit into this family. One last observation: I'm a lot like my dad. We both are laid-back, easy going people. Also, neither one of us get angry easily. I like that I'm like my dad. That's all for now.