hello all!
I AM SO TIRED! This week has been crazy!!!!
Oh! MY Goodness!
Tyler was washing dishes yesterday he was trying to squirt Neil with this really strong soapthat squirts out into the sink, and he accidentally shot himself. Well, it got in his eye and that's not good. We flushed it out for 10 mins. We also tried to get him to go to the doctor, but he wouldn't. Later that day, his eye started burning again, so Zach talked him into going to the hospital with him. That night when they came back, Lorissa came up to me and a few other people and said that Tyler was going to have surgery in the morning and that we needed to pray for him. We sat in the Tabernacle and prayed for about 30 mins. Then Zach came in and gathered us around and was like, "Guys, this really wasn't supposed to happen like this. This was all a joke. WE thought it would be funny to see you guyys swaet. But Lorissa overheard when she wasn't supposed to.We didn't know you guys were praying."
I was pretty mad. I was all crying and everything. I was scared for him! My, Goodness!
But everything is cool now.

Well, I'm extermely tired right now, so I'll talk to you guys later! Love you!

~*~Ernie~*~

I wouldn't let me post for the last couple of days! Just give me some time!

Hey all! I feel better today! Yesterday I was sooo sick! I came home around 1:30 Saturday and tried to sleep. I didn't work to well, so I got on IM. That was cool.

I really felt loved this morning. Zach, Lorissa, and Joel all called to make sure I was ok. That was sooo sweet! I'm doing better now, and I hope to make it back to camp by 12:00 today.

I know I'm being very random and whiny, but I need more prayer. I'm not sure if I've been working too hard, or I'm just stressed out, or both, or something else, but I weighed myself today, and guys, I've lost close to ten pounds. Not good. Not good at all. That scares me.

BUT ON TO HAPPIER SUBJECTS!

Taylor and my cousin Dewayne are coming to camp this week. I'm not sure what to think about that. All I can say is, "Lord help us all."
Camp will not be the same.

Well, I need to go wash clothes and take a shower. Make that a bubble bath. *smiles contently*

Ok, well, I love you all and I miss you guys!

Lotsa Lovin'

~*~Ernie~*~

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Hello!!


Well, Tyler is better, but I ended up getting what he had. Yuck! It's a stomach viris type thing, and I'm miserable! Ahhhh!
Well, I'm to tired to think, much less write, so I'm leaving now!

Thanks for your love and prayers!

As Always,

~*~Ernie~*~

Hey everybody!!!! I am writing this after lunch today. Lunch was pretty good. Tyler is still sick (I need to go check on him) But we got Joel to help out today. Joel is like a super hero. He has been working at this camp for years. And he's only 16!!!!!!! I think he was born at camp! Seriously! So he came in and was killing those dishes!!!!!!!!! I mean he washed the living daylights out of them!! In no time! I was like, "you do know that you're the best dish washer in the world, right??" and he said, "Only when I'm 'in the mood'" That was funny! (It's an inside joke!)

Well, that was acually fun today!

Guys, I'm really srtessed out about some stuff, can you please pray for me?? Thank you so much!

I'm glad you guys can't see my hands! They look awful! I've burn myself on hot pans three times, cut myself twice, and my skin so dried out from all the bleach! It's horrible!!!!!!!! Not to mention my nails! Ew! I'm treating myself to a manicure when I get my money on Sunday.

I really love camp! The kids here are so nice! Gosh! I said "kids"! Half of them are older than me! That's funny!

Ok, I was talking to Amber on IM, and she got this "crazy" idea (hahaha) that I like Tyler. I do not. He is a teriffic guy, but he's not "the one" you know?? So, I do not like him, so don't think that. We're just good friends.

I know this is rather short, but I really need to go. Thanks for listening!


Forever Love!!!!!!!

~*~Ernie~*~

Hello all! Yesterday I got on and typed this whole long thing and it deleted it!!! I was sooooo mad!

Anyway!!!!! I am exausted and I've only worked one meal today so far. Ahhhh!
For those of you who don't know, I work in the dish room with two guys. Neil and Tyler. We each swap off on what we do every day. One does pots and pans, one does plates and cups and silverware, the other dries. Well, today, Tyler got sick and had to leave so Neil and I were stuck with alllll the dishes. Neil is a great guy and all, but he's as helpful as a tuba is to a sparrow. So I ended up doing pots and pans and spraying the other stuff and loading it into the dishwasher. Neil dried. Ugggg. And when the dishes got piled up, guess who helped me?? NOBODY!!!!!!!!!
After we were finally done, he said, "hey Erin?? I forgot that I promised to call my mom today, so I need to leave early. Can you sweep and mop?? Oh, don't forget to wipe down the counters and swap the clothes. Bye!" (we have to wash dry and fold all the towles that we use at every meal. Fun fun.) So, I couldn't be more tired. And since Tyler wasn't there, I had nobody to cheer me up. Tyler is my rock. If he wasn't there, I'd quit. Seriously.

Several of you have been asking me about my hours. Here they are.

I wake up a 6:00 every morning to have time to stretch, read my bible and shower. I report to the dining hall at 7:00 and eat. I get off of breatfast whenever I get done. Usually aroung 10:00 or 10:30. I have to be back for lunch at 11:15 adn I get off at around 2:00. Then I have untill 4:15 untill I have to be back! Thank goodness I get some time off! I'm always so excited after lunch! I work till around 7:15 at night then go to chaple untill 10:00. Then I'm free!!!!!!!!! All the staff get free snow cones and so at night we eat a ton of those things! Last night Joel and I ate 6 apiece. Yum!!!! Well, since we're all hyper on snow cones and candy and late-night-pizza, we stay up untill around 1:30 or 2:00. Oh!!!! You would be so proud of me! I accually got in bed at 12:15 last night! That's the earliest I've been to bed in a week!!!!! I was so happy!
In the dishroom, we get the campers to help out with the dishes in exchange for pionts for their team. All they do is take peoples plates, dip them in water to get the crud off and the put them into a tray. When the tray is full, they slide it thought the window to us and we take it from there. We get different kids to do it every day, so every morning I have to go in early and show them how to do it. Yesterday there was this little boy there that must have been around 11. He sat and stared at me the whole time I was talking. When I was finished he looked up at me and said, "Did you know you have dimples??" I was kinda fed up with him not listening to me and this isn't the "best week of the month" (if you get that), so I said, "You know, I look at myself every day in the mirror and have never noticed that!" (sarcasm) Well, he started giggling and I have got rid of him yet. That's so annoying.

I got so mad at Tyler the other day. I was sitting by the pool (I was NOT wearing a swimsuite) and he launched this water baloon right into my lap. I was wet and cold.

Well, I have to go! I miss you guys so much!!!!!!!! I can't wait to talk to you!!!!! Love ya lots!

Hey everyone!
I finally got the chance to check my e-mail. And again I would like to stress that I would REALLY apreciate it if you do NOT send me forwards!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

Ok, All,

I'm over at Susannah's house today, and I wanted to type to you becuase I might not get the opportunity to for awhile. Well, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, and I'M GONNA MISS YOU!

So, if you're reading this, please note, I might not get to check my e-mail for awhile, so PLEASE do not send me ANY forwards! I love you guys, but I don't want 200 forwards in my mail box. In Honduras, I might get the chance to write some group e-mails, but I can't promise anything. Thanks for your love and support.

I went to go see "Finding Nemo" yesterday. It was great! That was the best movie I have seen in awhile! You really should go see it! Just because I want to, I'll give you a quote from it.

"Gee, I wish I could speak whale!"

If you have seen it, then you are probably laughing (or at least giggling) right now. (or if you're a guy, then you're chuckling) ('cause I don't think guys "giggle")

Anyway! I need to go!
LYL and TTYL!

Love Always

Hey everybody!
I got a guestbook!
Please sign it! (and special thanks to Daniel for all his help!)

Love Always

Hey Everybody!

Well, my day was pretty bad, but I remain, as I always will, cheerfull.
The highlight of my day was at karate tonight. Sensei Perry (the head of the dojo and the fourth highest ranking person in the world) payed me a huge complement! He walked by where I was and playfully punched me in the stomach. He looked at me funny then punched me again. He looked over a sempi Clive and punched me again. Then he looks at me and says, "sweetpea, you've got some of the hardest abs in North Carolina! I need to send you the the Marine Corps so you can wup them wusses into shape!"
I was really happy! To be payed a complement by Sensei is like winning the lottery, becomeing president, and curing cancer all at the same time! It's a really big deal!

For those of you who would want to know, I found out who my seceret admirer was (er, is). And let me tell you, I wasn't overjoyed at who it was.

Anyway, aside form that, my life is boring.
SOMEBODY E-MAIL ME!
I'm sorry I didn't mean to yell, I just SO BORED! (sorry again)
Well, I have officially 4 minutes to get off the computer and get in the bed. (Mom's timing me) So, as you might have guessed, I need to go. Thanks for listening and tune in next time for more of "Adventures In The Boring Life Of Erin Cole!" Well, I guess it wouldn't be "adventures" if my life was boring. So either I just lied about my life being boring, or I lied about there being adventures. I don't like either choice.

Well. LYL and TTYL!

Love Always

I can't figure out this guestbook!!!!!!

Hello!
I have so much to talk about!!! But first, and most importantly, I've had a revelation. It might not be new at all to you guys, but it was sure new and important to me. First let me explain, All my life I have been under the impression that I had to be great, that I had to do something worth remembering. I thought that I had to become the next Corrie Ten Boom to be worth the skin that I live in. Well, I was wrong, very wrong. I was in the bed last night, thinking, when this thought came to me. What am I best at?? Well, that was a duh. I was best at being me. Then this voice came into my head and said, then that's what you need to be when you "grow up".
WOW! I really had never thought of that. I can just be me and do the things that I am good at, and not have to wish that I could be someone else, and still be able to do great things for God! That was awsome to me. And do you know what I love to do????? Help people! Cheer them up, give a helping hand, listen to them! All that stuff is so wonderfully important!!!! I just didn't seem important to me at the time. And all this has really driven home the fact that everybody has a different role to play. I always knew that, but it never really hit home untill then. So, whether you've gotten anything out of that or not, I know I have, so that's all that really matters.

Anyway! On the next subject!
Well, for all those who don't know, I got shots for my trip to Honduras on Friday. That was a pain. Literally! hahahaha!
Well, this morning, I woke up with a lump on my arm where she had shot me, and it really hurt. It was so big it was visable to my mom, who asked about it. She was worried so she took me back to that place where you get shots (what's it called) Anyway! The girl who did my shots was like, "ummm that isn't supposed to happen that bad" so she gave that medication and sent me home.
Oh, well. Life's full of pain.
Hahahahaha, speaking of pain, you guys know those days when you are tired and you siblings keep annoying you? Well, today was one of those days. We were riding back home from church, and Taylor had this rubber ball on a sting (like a paddle ball, without the paddle) and he keep twiring it around and accidentally hitting me in the head. After about 15 mins, I get fed up and grab it away from him, then calmly pop him in the head once with it. Well, he got mad and hit me back, then I hit him, then He hit me....you get the picture. Well, we about home and I had my eyes closed because I was so tired. Then I felt this horrible pain in my thigh. Taylor had hit me with a rubber band. And not anywhere closed to gentle. My skirt was sticking to my leg, so I knew it was bleeding, but, being as stubborn as I am I wouldn't let him see how bad it hurt. when I got home, I found a blood spot, and sure enough, I was growing a lump on my leg the size of Mount Rushmore!!!!! oh, well. Just in time for short season !!!!!

Well, I need to go, I'll write more tonight!!!!
Talk to you guys later!!!!!!

Love Always