whitney03′s Blog

It was a cold winter day, really cold winter day. I was excitingly waiting for my aunt, uncle, and baby cousin to  arrive. We were having our christmas late this year because of all the airport problems. I loved christmas the smell of cookies and trees, it made me feel warm. My baby cousin is only one and a half. This was his second christmas, he was so cute with his bright red hair and his big blue eyes. When they arrived we all ran out to them with joy and excitement. We see them once a year, which is hard but it makes when we do see them that much better. For some reason i cant forget the way that beautiful baby boy looked up at me. Honestly, at that moment life didn’t seem so scary or unpredictible, it made sense. He was so small, he has so much to learn and explore. When I think of growing up i get fearful, but watching him, seeing him grow it made everything make more sense. The last time i had saw him was a year before that, and by now he was walking. love him with all my heart and that moment made me love him even more. It made me see i have a lot to learn.

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It’s safe to say I have spent my fair share of time at a hospital. I don’t mind as long as she gets better. I couldn’t stand to lose her. Her names Betty Lou Kiefer, and she’s my grandma. She is terminally ill she ends up in the hospital every other month. It’s hard to deal with but she is worth it. It was mid July and she was sick again. The morning she went all I remember is my sister leaning over me with her horrible morning breath and saying “Whitney, Whitney get up hurry” of course I moaned and groaned. I rudely said “what do you want?’ all she said was put some clothes on we’re going to the hospital. By the time I got to the family room all I saw was the flashing red blue and white lights and those generous men carrying her out. I figured it would be the same old thing she’s there for a couple of days, gets all better and then comes home. I would have never expected this time to be any different. We visited her the first day, they hadn’t done anything for her yet. This upset me but they were busy, lots of people to see. The next day we were going to go see her but we were extremely busy. On day three we had some time after school and we went and saw her. I remember everything about that hospital room its gross yellowish color. How it spelled of jell-o and old people. She coouldn’t even respond to what i was saying. By ay four she was in the ICU. It was hard to see her this way. I love her so much and when she’s in pain im in pain. She is truely my hero, i dont know if i could handle half the stuff she goes threw. Shes always happy and up beat, i think thats what make all of us believe that she is going to be okay. We are a catholic family, and in the catholic religion before a person dies they get there last rights read to them and because things were going bad so fast we had no other choice then to make sure she got them read to her. We honestly didnt know what was going to happen. That was the hardest part sitting in the hospital for hours awaiting hopefully good news, or atleast something that was better than what we had previously heard. Her condition was unstable and unsure. I think that when you dont know how much longer you will have someone you realize everything they do for you. She wasnt only my hero, she saved my mom, my sister, and i for being homeless. She was not greedy and always thought of others before her self. She went to church as often as her health let her. She gave generiously and was completelty self less. It was so hard for me to have faith at this time, if good people are rewarded than great people should atleast be aloud to have a nice long life, right? I think everyone in my whole family questioned what would happen next. I still prayed every night although it was hard to it need to happen. She got better and i got my faith back. One of my really good friends said everything happens for a reason, i know this saying is extremely popular but the situation he used it in made me realize he is completely right. Her health isnt the best, it’ll never get any better but shes thankful for everyday she has left and i think that is a very important quality to have.

As a teen myself, i try to stay as updated as possible. I wish i could do something to help. I consider myself an aware and caring person. I only hope that president elect Obama will do as he has said he will and help the recession. There are to many homeless citizens, there are to many men without jobs. There are too many peole suffering because they have no money to buy food. To many people who get help when they don’t deserve it. I only hope that this will end soon and happiness will be restored to those who its been taken from. Look at the people we’ve become, trampling a walmart employee to get the best deal on a christmas present. This isn’t the America i’ve heard of, many other people view us as the best country today. But when we look at our selves can we truely say the same thing? I think being such a great country has made some egos larger and some people think we can do whatever we want. Thats wrong, so wrong.

When i was young i got my very first game boy, it was the only technology i had seen before. Things have changed so much these days now i have a touchscreen game boy and a cell phone with a full keyboard. Technology over the years has advanced so quickly it is crazy. There used to be big bulky cell phones and now there is razor thin ones. Along with the craziness that comes along with new technology there is also good things about it. My best friend moved away two years ago without technology we would be unable to communicate. It also helps because when an emergency happens you can call for help. One thing i dislike is trying to learn about new technology, its frustrating and confusing. I try to avoid it as much as possible.  Something i would love to have is my very own laptop with wireless Internet. It would be cool because i could take it anywhere i want and use it whenever i needed it. Over all i think the new technology that has been created is helpful and the struggles are worth it.

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