A Little Church-Related Humor

 This one is pretty self explanatory.

 Think Adam and Eve

 Dwight knows.

 His name is Peeta. Think Peter.

Pretty much says it all. This was all just for humor, no debates needed.(:

My Family

I am proud to introduce you to my adorable nephew, Rowen David Neufeld. He was born on August 19, 2013.



These are his parents, Hannah and Nic Neufeld. Nic is 6 years older than me and we've had our differences, but we definitely love each other.  

This is my little brother, Josh. Josh was born when I was almost nine, so we grew pretty close when he was little. Unfortunately, since he started school and realized that he was "waaaay cooler than [his] older sister" he's not exactly a huge fan of hanging out with me (peacefully).

This is Greg, my "twin". Greg and I only started to get close when Nic started dating Hannah and eventually moved away once they got married. As sad as it was to see my oldest brother move away, it was such a blessing getting to be so close with Greg.

These are only a small fraction of the people that attend my youth group. This picture was taken last year at our gift exchange after going tobogganing at Garbage Hill. These people are some of the funnest and funniest people that I know. They are "da bomb" so to speak.

This is a birthday dinner for my cousins, Bethany and Stacey (twins), as well as their dad, Johnny. This is my dad's side of the family, though not all of it. They are known as the "crazy side" of the family. Let's just say that I don't disagree with that statement.

This picture was taken almost 2 years ago. Abby (my dog) and I love each other to bits. Abby is seriously the most ridiculous creature ever. I got Abby when I was still living in Texas, I was a Freshman in high school. The night that I got Abby was kind of crazy. I found an ad on Craig's List for 8 week old puppy's, re-homing fee of $125.This all seemed pretty legit, and after months of begging my parents, I was given the go-ahead. After about an hour of driving, we finally arrived at the agreed meeting place, a hospital in Joshua, Texas. I had the first pick out of an entire liter of puppies. Choosing a puppy wasn't too hard, a certain one kept sucking on my finger and wouldn't surrender her spot to her siblings. She looked pretty adorable so, after a few more minutes of hard thinking, I chose this little black dog. As it turned out, this 8 week old puppy was actually only 4 weeks old and still needed to be fed milk. Lets just say that for the first few weeks, I had quite a few interrupted sleeps and I also mixed a lot of puppy formula.

This is Abby very recently after I got her(:

It's kind of hard to believe that these two pictures
are of the same dog, hey?

This is the "less weird" side of my family. I hate to break it to everyone, but they are still super weird. I don't think that I have ever met any relative (or human for that matter) that wasn't weird. Oh well.

Reading Survey

Reading Survey- Emily Neufeld

What do you get from reading that you can’t (or don’t want to) get anywhere else?

When I read, the story seems to come to life. My imagination is pretty wild; I always imagine stories with incredible detail. As great as movies are, I am always fairly disappointed by them. The unfortunate thing with movies is that there is never enough time to put all of the details into them. Another thing that I enjoy about reading is being able to experience things from the points of view of the characters in the books. Even though not all books are written from the perspectives of characters in the book, movies do not allow you to experience things as if you were there experiencing it too.

Have you ever re-read a book? Why or why not? Which book?

The only book that I have ever re-read was “To Kill a Mockingbird”. I re-read this book because, like the first time, I needed to read it for school. The first time that I read TKAM was in the 8^th grade, 2 years before I re-read it, thank goodness. The two years in between gave me time to forget enough small details about the book so that I could enjoy the book for the second time. Other than books that are required for school, I have chosen never to re-read a book. I tend to remember smaller details (the ones that really enhance a book), so it’s harder for me to enjoy a book a second time.

How has the way you read (as well as what you read) changed over time?

Over time, I have changed a lot as a reader. As a kid, I enjoyed books like the Junie B. Jones series, anything humorous. Upon reaching middle school, I slowly transitioned to “fluffy tween reads”, which now make me want to puke. I have almost always enjoyed anything “suspense” or “thriller”. In relation to the way that I used to read as opposed to now, I used to skim a whole lot more. I did not seem to think that reading whole sentences was necessary. Now, if I try to skim a short story or even a novel, I have to force myself to go back and re-read the whole section that I skimmed.

Techno Section

Do you have a smart phone with internet access? Tell me about it.

I have an HTC Desire. I am able to access the internet only with Wi-Fi.

Do you have access to a laptop/tablet/iPod touch that you could bring to class on a daily basis? Tell me about it.

I do not have access to any of these devices in terms of bringing them to school. I have them at home, but since I share them with other family members, I am not able to bring them to school.

Do you have an e-reader or any other devices that you can e-read on?

Nope.

Do you have a Twitter feed? Tell me about it.

Yes, I have a personal Twitter account that I use quite often. I don’t follow many “famous” people. @ERP_15

Do you have a blog? Tell me about it.

I created a blog not too long ago to post things that I’ve written; however, a small case of writer’s block ended that fairly quickly.

Discuss your interest in using/learning about any of these forms of technology in the course.

I’m pretty comfortable using most forms of social media/ technology. I wouldn’t say that I would “love” to use these technologies, but I won’t be upset if we do.