October...Feels like we should still be on the summer break. My, how time really does fly. It's getting colder outside now and it feels like Fall, even Billie our out-side cat isn't out all that much because of the weather. Boo the other cat is becoming an outside cat as-well. You can't really keep her in. The other day Tina was telling me Boo caught a bird and brought it in the house...the bird was still alive and she said it was flying all over the place, her and her friend Brittany finally got it out though. That would have been funny to watch.

We all thought Lisa was going to be home before her birthday so Tina and I went to get her a card, however she didn't come home, and she's still not at home. Last I heard she's coming home on the 9th, she's in Toronto right now with her new boyfriend Mark, for his birthday. I have no idea how old he is going to be. Everyone is excited for Thanks Giving, So this year Lisa's going to be there last year she wasn't because she was in Calgary. Tina wants to bring her boyfriend Matt, the one I don't like...and Lisa might want to bring Mark, I'm not sure if he's coming or not Matt will probably be there. I love thanks giving, but each year less and less people are coming...it's really sad.
 
At the beginning of the month...on the 1st, I had another Heart-Biopsy done. Results came in good, once again no rejection! However they want me back for another one in only three months. I don't want to go back so soon, it sucks. I hate Toronto, I hate it with passion. I'm so sick of going there...

When we got home on the Friday we found out Tina was charged with impaired driving, which didn't surprise me, it isn't the first time she has drove like an idiot or drove while she's been drunk. I am surprised that she even ever started speeding like an idiot and drinking and driving she had gotten into a car accident with her ex-boyfriend Shawn. Shawn was driving and he lost control and he even rolled the car into the ditch. I mean they both could have been killed that day, Tina was damn lucky she actually had her seat-belt on. She looked horrible and I think even she thinks that seat-belt saved her life.

So I was really upset when I first found out she had been drinking and driving. That was way back in 2007, but still it did happen and there's no denying that. So anyways, her truck was taken away, and she's going to be charged or so I think, and my dad said that's it no more driving for her again...(until she moves.)

Of course while I was up in Toronto, they switched my meds around yet again. They upped my Pravostatin, and put me back on Dapsone. I have to go to the Drug store later today to pick that up. Which I don't really feel like doing. Also my blood pressure has been high.

I've been playing a lot of video games lately, I'm like obsessed with the game called, "Farm Ville" on Facebook! It's really addicting. Then later I play games on my Nintendo DS.

I usually do love October...however not really this year I don't. The only reason for that is because...next week it's my....birthday. Not just any birthday though...it's my 20th. Ugh...I don't want to be 20. I want to still be a teenager.

Oh and of course Jeff never ended up talking to me online again, I texted him, and then the back and forth msg started, then the insults and so on. Now he blocked my number lol. I had a feeling it was gonna turn out that way.

So the next day dad and I went back down to Regent around 10:30am. Roger offered to drive the car back to our house, and do all the paper work there. So, he was following behind us...and oh my...was he ever slow! He was like doing 60 or under in the 80 zone. Anyways when we finally got back home Roger handed over a few things that the car came with, also the owner ship of the car. After that the phone rang and so my dad was on the phone with his brother Darryl, so I went to pay Roger. I handed him, $100.00 bill one at a time as I counted, one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, all the way until all the bills were gone, and it was eight hundred. Then he handed me two sets of keys, I said, "Thank you." Dad just then had gotten off the phone, talked a bit more with Roger and asked him if I had payed him, and then my dad took off again to bring Roger home. I looked just outside my dad's garage door. There it was...My very first car! A green 98 Chevy Cavalier. Sure it wasn't a Ford Mustang, but hey it was going to finally get me around places! It may also be a Chevy...but hey at least it was my favorite colour, Green!! ha ha.

Anyways I drove it into dad's garage and began cleaning. I didn't think that would take long, but oh my was I wrong! I cleaned inside and out for hours even with the help of both mom and dad. Since the guy had pretty much always gave it a greasy paint job, I had to scrub it off in places where I didn't want it showing. Couldn't open the trunk without getting a hand full of grease on you. It was insane. Then I had to rip off the two seat covers on both sides. They were on there pretty good...I had to use a damn pocket knife to get them out. It was worth it though, the seats are very, very clean and in awesome shape. Looked like we had just gotten it brand new! So after a few good hours of cleaning, we all stopped...only because the power had gone out. It had started to rain and thunder a bit and then the power was cut. Even with the light coming in with dad's big door being open wasn't enough light to keep going. We all went in the house, and called it a day! It was actually pretty much done, all it really needed was to go through a car wash and that's about it.

The next day, I had to wake up early again, this time dad and I had to finish everything up. I think it was around 10:00am. First off we went to "Straight-Line-Auto," It's a company that our next-door neighbor had opened. We knew him for years now...Well ever since we moved into our house, which has been about 14 years now? Anyways, we were there to get a mechanical. Instead of waiting to book an appointment and having to wait for them to look at it, this was so much faster! Kevin, the owner and our neighbor knew my dad was also a mechanic, so it's not like he had to worry or hesitate to write one up for us, which by the way only took about 5 minutes.

Then we were off to Allstate Insurance. It took the longest there, which was probably about 45 minutes. The money is just going to be taken out of my account, I had to pay $200.00 and something each month. Damn...I never knew it was going to be that expensive. The girl told us that when I turn 25, and had no record of accidents or speeding tickets then the Insurance would go down a lot. Jeez...and I'm only 19.

So when that was finally done, we went to change the owner-ship, and to pick up my first plates! This part also didn't take long. My plates are really easy to, I already know them by heart! Then we were on our way home to finish up my car! First I had to stop on Lasalle to go into the blood clinic...I needed to have blood work, and since we were out I thought I'd just get it done and over with. It was around 12:30pm which was a good time to go. There was barely anyone waiting.

When I got home I had to go into the house for a second, like to go to the bathroom, When I was ready to go back outside I got distracted by the phone, and ended up talking to my older sister Lisa. My dad came in looking for me, so I had to blame it on Lisa ha ha. Anyways, when we did go outside...my dad had already put on the plates. I had wanted to do that.

Out we went again, however this time I was driving my first car!! My dad took me through my first car wash, I was kind of nervous because I had no idea what I was doing. I remember being really scared of the car wash when I was little lol. After that we stopped off at my grand-parents house, I had to show them what they had bought me!

I now finally have my very first car! So far I've only had to fill it up once! It's great on gas, and well it's over all a good little car for anyone's first. I'm a bit annoyed with myself on how I can't even remember the date all of this happen. I know it was after the Elliot Lake Drag Races, I had it when I went to Toronto for my Angiogram... So it was in between July 19th, - to August 1st. So, it was sometime in the mid or late dates of July.

We are now in August already, I can't believe how fast the time has been going; It's like yesterday we were still in May. Well anyways...I may as-well finish off the last few weeks of July.

　It was only a few days later after the Drag Races, when I had a doctors appointment with my family doctor Michon. I was seeing him just for a follow up from when I had gotten Cellulites. When we got into the office I stood in line to register, however when I opened up my wallet to get out my health card...It wasn't there, nothing was there not one piece of ID. I got annoyed and mad, this isn't the first time she took them. My stupid younger sister Tina likes to steal every piece of ID I have...just so she can get into bars. When I told my mom I didn't have it, she got mad at me. I got so mad and was in a bad mood already. My mom "always" makes Tina, Lisa, and I in a bad mood ever since we were little kids. She told me I should have checked. I said loudly and with a mad tone of voice, "I shouldn't have to check my own god damn wallet for my own god damn ID."

　When it was my turn to register the secretary asked for my health card of course, and I had to look like an idiot teen who was irresponsible and tell her I didn't have it with me. Luckily since I've been there before I'm in their computer system, so she checked her computer then said, "You know you have to bring it every time you come in, okay?" I said, "I know." However what I really wanted to say was, "I would if my fucking sister would quit stealing it." Just like the time when I had to go to Emerge, and found out all my ID was gone. That's when I had Cellulites.

　So doctor Michon wasn't there so I seen a female doctor who was taking his place while he was away. She skimmed through my files...which must have taken forever just to skim through. Then she checked me out made sure it was all clear, but oh my...did she ever like to talk. It took forever in the waiting room and now I knew why; all she did was talk with the patients. When we finally got out of the doctors office my mom had to go to work and didn't have time to go back home, which is why I had followed her with the Ford Taurus. Now I had to drive home with no drivers license...yet again. I had to go for blood work soon and my mom told me to either go now, or on Monday. Since it was a Friday I thought about it while driving but I was so hungry since I hadn't eaten yet...well I didn't expect to be in there over two hours! I decided to go on Monday.

　When I got home Tina was laying down on her bed, I had calmed down and didn't have the feeling to yell at her anymore. I just past her room; I'd get my ID later...but then I heard her call my name. I turned back and went to see what she wanted. She just asked where I went and so I told her and also said, that yet again I was driving with no license on me...Tina just laughed. (She thought I was adding that in a joking way.) She was up now walking around her...messy room. I mean messy as in a disgusting mess, seriously. "I'm so mad," she said just then. "What did Matt do now?" Matt is her new boyfriend who is way to old for her, and I don't like that fact; he's 29...Tina's 18 going to be 19 pretty much at the beginning of December. However you can't tell Tina what to do or put some sense into her head, because she's 27 you know! I don't even remember what she told me Matt had done...All she ever does with not just Matt but all her previous relationships is argue with them. I'm serious, she's either on the phone yelling at them, or yelling at them in her room, or the basement, or even in the living room were everyone is. Anyways then she told me this,

　"Last night me and Paula went to the 15 and I seen Stephan there. I called him over and asked him to buy us a pitcher."

　"Did he?"

"Yeah!! It was so funny. he told me he still works at that gas station to."

　"Did he say anything about me?"

"Um...nope."

　I got my ID back and then left right after she had told me about Stephan. Again my blood started to boil.

　Stephan is my ex-boyfriend who dumped me when I was in the hospital still recovering from having my Heart-Transplant. The same year but on his birthday I messaged him on Facebook just to say, "Happy 19th, Birthday." He actually replied the next day saying thanks and a bunch of crap, even saying sorry how things went back in March. (It was February at the time so almost one year later.) A few weeks later we met up again and started to be friends again. Then on my 19th birthday he took me out to Solid Gold (Strip club.) then had the nerve to tell me he still had feelings for me, and he should have never left me and how he wanted me back...When he knew I was with Jeff then. I brushed him off kind of pretending that I was drunk but I only had a buzz. Anyways after I had come back from Calgary in April 09, Stephan said we would hang out soon when I didn't hear back from him in a few weeks, I messaged him a few times on Facebook and through E-mail and got no response. He was ignoring me, so I sent one last msg telling him that he was being very immature and if he wanted to be friends then to reply if not then I would delete him from Msn and so on. I got no response. I only deleted him from msn though. So now I was mad. After I had went to eat something I went on the computer and sent him a msg, saying this: (The real message.)

　"What the fuck are you doing? You ignore me, and no longer talk to me, and now you think you can just go and start hanging out with my younger sister? Who the fuck do you think you are? You fucking retard, buying booze to under-aged kids at the bar eh? Don't tell me I'm dealing with another sick fucking pedophile. Right now is not the time to fucking piss me off. Stay the fuck away from my sister, you fucking piece of shit."

I was really, really mad when I wrote this. Note: I don't really like using the word "fuck" I hate that word, but when I'm pissed off it just comes out of my mouth like that, and my fingers like automatically type it in lol. His response:

"well first off... about the whole pedophile thing.... she's only what 1-2 years younger? second off i st stopped talking to u cuz ur the most negative person I've ever met... all you do is complain complain complain... ur sister is a lot hotter and a lot cooler then you are.... and another thing don't fucking tell me what to do who the fuck are you to tell me who i can and cannot hang out with? shits not gonna change in between us ever..... on another note.... ur sister is a lot more fun then you are"

"You fucking asshole, You'd fucking better stay away from her. How the fuck can you even say she's more fun, you were with her once you stupid fuck. It's not my fault you never wanted to do anything with me. Oh I always complain eh? Yeah okay buddy, fucking bullshit. And don't fucking lie to me, you stopped talking to me for some fucking dumb-ass reason just like the first fucking time. I even fucking forgave you after what you did to me in the hospital, I forgave you and you just went and did the same fucking thing again. Now your gonna start hanging with my little sister? like who do you seriously think you are? You fucking creep. What? You trying to piss me off even more for telling me you think she's hotter than I? If so, why didn't you fucking date her then eh, you fucking retard. Like how dare you lead me on like that, and fucking pretended that you cared... Oh, let me guess your just another copy of a Lance Kanasawe, who fucking uses people. Yeah, Thanks a lot... Oh and thanks for the fucking fake support when I had my transplant asshole."

That's how far our messages went. I couldn't believe how mad and pissed off I was, not just at Stephan but at Tina. Why would she do that to me? I went up to my room and started to cry...I don't care about Stephan at all anymore I have no feelings what so ever for him, but that just hurt, it hurt a lot. I often hate my little sister, she's such a little bitch. She's snobby, greedy, selfish, mean, flirt, ignorant, and much more. She's 18 and still needs to grow up a lot. My older sister Lisa is the only person who understands me and knows exactly what I mean. Both Lisa and I kicked the shit outta Tina before out of pure madness, and annoyance from her immature selfish ways. We both don't understand how the guys are so attracted to her, I mean yes she's pretty but now that I look more and all she's not even all that pretty. It is really annoying how guys are in love with her and they do almost everything she wants... I'm not even joking. I just wish they knew her true colours.

So later that same day as my doctors appointment I tried calling Lisa a few times so I could talk to her, I really needed to vent, and she was the only person I could talk to who would understand what I needed to say...especially about Tina. However she never picked up. She is really busy working two jobs and all. She still lives in Calgary. Al moved back to Sudbury though. I sent her an E-mail telling her I needed to talk with her. The next day came which was a Saturday.

When I got up to take my pills at 9:00am my mom was up making some coffee when she told me dad might have found me a car. I didn't really ask much because I was tired from not being able to sleep that night, and I had a ton on my mind. I had just gone back to bed until early after-none. I tried calling Lisa again and still no answer. When I was on-line checking my E-mails and crap my dad came in from working in his garage for some lunch whe he also told me about the car. I asked what kind, colour, and year. "It's a 98 cavalier, and it's green. I know you like green." He asked me if I wanted to go and look at it...I didn't feel in the mood so I told him maybe later. I'd say it was around 2:00pm when Lisa had finally called.

I answered it and she asked who has been trying to call her, and I told her it was me so I know she knew that I needed to talk with her. I took the cord-less phone up into my room and began to rant, and vent. First off I told her about Tina always stealing my ID. Lisa really doesn't like that, she said she'd talk with her another day. I mean really knowing me...she should automatically know that I always, always need my health card. At random times, and random days I may end up in the hospital like two weeks ago.

I went to the kitchen for something and when I was walking back I was still talking about my ID. I said,

"Yeah so I didn't even have one piece of ID on me."

and I heard Tina who was in Lisa's old room which is right beside my room yell out,

"I didn't know you needed it. You stay in the house all the time anyways."

She really yelled that out with a mad tone. Loud enough Lisa heard it. Lisa laughed and mocked her then said,

"What an idiot you always need your ID."

She told me that maybe I should even start to hide my purse or just my wallet, which I got a bit upset with because I shouldn't have to hide my damn wallet. She's old enough to know... ugh.

When I got on the topic about Stephan I was back sitting on my bed, and halfway through I started to cry a bit. Lisa told me that was just inappropriate and that she should know better, and that she should know that's going to hurt me. She even talks to Al, which is Lisa's ex-boyfriend. She asks Al to go to the bars with her...At least Al is mature enough to say no and to tell Lisa like...why is she asking? He's going to be 25 soon and he doesn't want to go to the bar with under-aged kids. She even added Lisa's new boyfriend on Facebook. No one has even met him, nor even heard his voice. Like what the hell is her problem?

Well we had a very long conversation and she did make me feel much better. I finally got that all off my chest to someone who would listen and also someone who would understand. After talking to Lisa I hadn't cried again about that dumb-ass, like...she can have him lol. I think what really ticked me off about Stephan was...he had the nerve to come down to Toronto while I was in surgery, then to sit down at my bed side and then he does this to me? Fucking asshole.

That same day around 7:00pm dad and I went to look at the car. It was all the way on Regent street, in the South End. Across town. The car was in very, very good shape! The guy who owned it took really good care of it. He had put two seat covers on right after he bought the car, even the back seat and they haven't been token off. He like paints the car in oil/grease or what-ever, so there is no rust on it. The green is nice but not really my favorite type of green. The best thing about the car is that it's only $800.00 My dad told me it was a good deal, and I can trust him because he also checked the car out the other day and my dad's a mechanic. We took it for a test drive to and when we were finished my dad told the guy he'd call him either that night or the next day to tell him if we were going to take it or not. Dad knew the guy, said he used to work at the mind but only as a "Rag boy" as my dad referred it. I guess the guy would collect the rags from the mechanics and wash them, then hand them back out. The guy is a bit slow, but he's very friendly and nice. He has a goofy smile, but I like when he smiles it's cute! I don't mean that in any kind of attraction lol. So, don't get me wrong.

After words we went to my grand-parents house (my dad's parents.) and stayed there for a few hours and had some pizza. I didn't need to really think of it much, I already knew I was going to buy the car.

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This months Birthdays!

1. Mom's. (Janet Kathleen Schutt) She's turning 43 on August 11th.

2. Joseph B.... (French)  He's turning 24 on August 15th.

 

On Thursday night I packed up some stuff, and put it into our Motor-home. The next day which was Friday the 17th, me and my family took off to Elliot Lake for the Drag Races! Me, my dad, and my mom went in the motor-home as Tina drove her gray and black 86 Ford pick-up. Tina was entering the race. Elliot Lake is a very small town, it's a retirement place, and the races are held at the Elliot Lake airport. I don't even know why they have an airport the place is so small. It took us about two hours to get there.

When we got there it was around 12pm we had to wait in line on the side of the road to register. Not much long after we got to the entrance. My dad paid $105.00 It coast $100.00 dollars to park the motor-home (camp) for the entire weekend, while it coast $20.00 dollars for each person for a weekend pass, which we all got green plastic bracelets put on, for proof. Tina got a different bracelet, hers was just paper and it was orange, which meant she was a racer. She had to pay up $100.00 to enter in the race. Which is a pretty good price. Once all that was done, we got back in our motor-home and parked it. The unfortunate thing was we where all the way at the back.

Mom started un-packing and setting up. Tina didn't want to sleep in the Motor-home so she had brought Matt's tent with her... I had a good laugh at watching her trying to set the thing up. It took her at least a good half an hour to finally get the thing up. Around us were other trailers, tents, motor-homes and other racers and their cars/trucks. The place was packed, however the weather wasn't very good. It was gray sky, very cloudy, and chilly. However every year while the Drag Races are on, the weather is always crap.

So all day Friday was slow and nothing exciting went on. Tina was in the "Street class" while there was also, "Semi-pro", and "Super-Pro." It wasn't just cars either, well for the Street class anything can really enter. There was a van, Tina's 86 Ford, there was even a crappy little Toyota! So there were those, then there was actual Dragsters! Nice old Classic cars, Mustangs, Chargers, Trans-ams, Challengers, Corvettes, Camaros, and others. There were newer cars, like the yellow 210 Mustang... which I didn't care much for.

Around 4pm I went with Tina to get her truck inspected (They make sure it's able to race.) It didn't take long before her truck got looked at, of course she passed! Unlike last-year; She had a different truck, well the same year, but it was a different truck... Anyways when she went for inspection the guy told her she had to much rust on the sides, so he wouldn't allow her to race unless she fixed it. All Tina did was go into the town of Elliot Lake, find a Canadian Tire and buy some "spray paint." Went again, and passed... like, what an idiot.

Friday Tina didn't get to race, however she did have to go up for her "time-line" to see how fast she can make it down the track, it was for all the Street class, I went with her until it was about her turn then I had to jump out. No passengers allowed while racing. Heh, her burn out sucked!! but she made pretty good time... all I remember it was 10-point something.

Mom made smoke's for super and Tina and I played the count down of crazy eights; I of course won! Then it started to rain so we all stayed in the motor-home, the rain didn't last very long. So, Tina, dad, and I took a walk all the way up to watch some of the races that were going on. I don't know which class it was but I ended up getting a huge headache everything just made my head bang. All the motors reeving in line and even ones that weren't racing. Also when doing the burn outs, very loud. My ears weren't used to this.

It annoyed me when people brought their dogs right close were we were standing, and their babies. I mean first of all, people weren't supposed to bring dogs. On the website and in their booklet it said, "NO DOGS" Even a big sign before the entrance gate said, "no dogs allowed" Before we left we dropped off Chase (our dog.) at Cathy's. It's a good idea not to bring your dog anyways. First off, you'd have to pick up their shit. Second, the annoying barking. Third, not getting along with other dogs. Fourth, having to tie them up in the hot sun. Fifth, dogs can hear ten more times better than we humans and if the cars gave me a banging headache, what about the poor dogs? That's what really annoyed me. Plus people and their babies? Like, seriously leave them at home with someone like talk about hearing problems before their even 14 years old.

After watching the races for a while we went back and chilled in the motor-home! My dad went to bed at 9:00pm and around that time, these people with a trailer parked right beside us. Way to close, they took stupid dirt bikes out. They were so loud. Especially this one guy he kept yelling out things, just random things and literally yelling them out. They were acting as-if they had been drinking all day, but clearly they were not.

It was then 12:00am, midnight. They were still so loud and the guy was still yelling out shit. Me, my mom, and Tina were getting really annoyed. My dad didn't hear because as soon as he hits the pillow he's sleeping. So I said, "Okay one more time, and I'm going to yell at them." Course I said that more than once. This retard was just yelling out things like, "Yeah!!" and the word, "Vagina." Like... yeah your funny buddy, what are you 12? There was other people who were having fires and had some music on but they were not being loud or annoying, their music was at a good level so it wasn't blasting to annoy anyone. However these people just got there and weren't even drunk and just being so god damn annoying. Why was he yelling? Mom went to bed, and that's when I had enough.

Tina and I went outside went to look for something in her truck which was parked right in front of the motor-home, so we could see both sides of the motor-home. There were like two guys, and one girl in a small circle around their trailer. Once I heard him yell again, I started walking back to the motor-home. I got the confidence out of complete annoyance and said, "Hey retard, shut the fuck up. Like why are you yelling." They all looked at me, the guy who had been yelling sat down on the end of the trailer. I lost sight of them when I went around to the door, and walked in. Tina and I just started laughing, because they actually got quite! A few minutes went by when they turned on some Country music, loud enough to. I mean, they were playing good Country however we think they did it on purpose. So, Tina and I went out to her truck and she put in a Judest Priest tape and turned the volume way up! We started yelling, "yeahhhh, woo..." Dumb stuff like that while banging on the truck! It was fun at first, then they turned up their music which they had a newer car and only one speaker works on Tina's truck. So we got over it pretty quick.

I got some sun flower seeds out, and Tina had a box of crackers and we went and sat on top the cab of the truck. The wind had dyed down but we still needed a sweater on. I was tired but it was really relaxing and a beautiful night out. I could have just laid down on the cab and had fallen asleep.

When we did go back into the motor-home, I read a few chapters of my book then Tina left to go into her tent. It was only around 2:00am I had thought it was much earlier out. So, I got up on top the bed that is right over the driver and passenger seats. It wasn't that comfy and my blanket hasn't been washed since I been out of the hospital... so that's exactly what I smelt; hospital. I couldn't fall asleep. Those idiots had turned their music off, but now it was just this one girl who started to get really loud. She kept screaming at her friends to stay awake and shit. I wanted to kill her. I rolled around a lot, and had to get down to go pee a lot. I obviously drank way to much that day. I was still awake when it started getting light out. I did end up falling asleep finally.

My mom woke me up at 9:30am for my pills. I think I only had about an hour or two hours of sleep. I was tired but I stayed up. I hadn't eaten anything that morning just sipped on some juice boxes, then hoped in the truck with Tina when it was time for her to race! Right before her turn I had jumped out and ran to the side ready to take some pictures. I met my parents on the side. We were standing on the left side, right near the beginning, I think only the racers and their family and friends were allowed on the left side. On the right side there was a place were bystanders could sit down to watch the races. Anyways both me and my dad laughed at Tina's burn-out. It wasn't very good. I think she was up against a green truck, I'm not sure what the make of it was. However she won!

On the next round I was with Tina again. On the right side of us was Micheal Bradley. He fixed his truck up and was able to race again. Tina and Micheal wanted to race against each other... but it was hard to tell who they'd be racing; There was four lines. So we talked to Mike here and there on our way up the line. Don another guy we went to school with and another guy Tina was obsessed with was with Mike, and he was driving his truck up the line for him.

When I was 17 years old Don had a really nice truck. He painted it orange and did a ton of work on it. He also had the horn on it which sounded like the Dukes of Hazard! I think either at the end of being 18 or the beginning of me being 19 Don sold his truck. Tina was heart-broken ha ha.

Anyways back to the races. Half way up the line... it started to rain and soon the races were on hold. No one could race if the track was wet. The sun was out, and it was actually pretty hot out. It wasn't long before the rain had stopped, once it did everyone was outside drying off their cars, and trucks. My parents were following us up the line to, so my dad came over and was helping Tina dry off her truck. Everyone was doing that so the track wouldn't get wet. So about 15 minutes later the races had started up again. Mom went in Tina's truck, so I was behind with dad and walking. So, when Tina finally got up to the starting line, it turned out that her and Mike were going to race against each other. I figured she'd be excited and not at all nervous. I took out my camera and took a video of the race. Tina lost. There was a break now for Tina, so when we got back to our motor-home Tina was telling us that she was so disappointed because she lost against Mike, and how nervous she was. I found it amusing.

We all sat outside the motor-home just waiting. I went up with dad to watch a few of the races, not long after the bikes came on, and the sleds. That wasn't interesting to me at all, so I walked back. It was really hot out so I put short jeans on, and a gray tank top. I ate a few more sun flower-seeds, then heard it was time for the Elimination of the Street cars. I got in Tina's truck... and waited for her... and waited, I laid down and fell asleep. I guess it wasn't exactly the right time for her to go, when she did finally get in I woke up and we were on our way. However I was so tired. I kept falling asleep, I woke up to Tina saying, "Why don't you just get out, and go to sleep in the motor-home. I don't want you in here if your just going to keep falling asleep." So, I got out and walked back... I didn't go on my bed, I went into the tiny bed room with two single beds, I feel asleep on my mom's bed.

When I woke up, Tina was back and everyone was outside except my mom. She said, "You missed the best part of the day." "what I miss?" "Tina won a bunch of times, and she didn't even have to wait she got right back in line." So, I went outside the sun was covered by more clouds. Tina won 5 times in a row. That's actually pretty good, and she was all happy because she beat the guy that had beat her last-year and took her out of the race. She was done her races now she didn't win, but hey 5 times is pretty good especially with someone who doesn't have much experience.

My dad wanted some more beer (he still had some left.) So, he asked me and Tina to go into town and get some for him. Well it's not like we were busy, so he gave us the money and into town we went. At the beer store the lady was rude... I mean she didn't really say anything rude but the way she looked at us, and her tone of voice when she talked to us. She said something to the girl behind us, and she sounded all cheerful. Stupid middle aged people. She obviously didn't believe for one second that I was 19. Proved her wrong hahaha.

We got the beer back to dad. Then Tina took one of mom's coolers, A smirn off Ice. and I took one of dad's beers that he still had, which was Budweiser. Just then My aunt and my second cousin showed up. My aunt Kim, my cousin Jody, and Jody's daughter Cassidy. Now the sun was completely gone and I was now cold, so I put back on my jeans and put on a sweater. Jody asked Tina if she could drive her back to the parking lot, the parking lot were bystanders have to go. So, I went with them. I got in the back because I figured for Tina, Jody, and Cassidy there wouldn't be room for all of us, so I jumped in the box. However Cassidy seen that (she's 7.) So, she wanted to ride in the box to... So much for my idea, now all of us were in the back, well obviously not Tina.

We picked up some of their stuff and went back also on the way back we all where in the box again. When we got through the entrance gate, a lot of people yelled out at Tina. "Nice truck, hey we were cheering for you, Tina!!" and one guy yelled, "Where have you been all my life?" Then another guy yelled out, "You're hot." Cassidy got a kick outta that. Not very long after we got back Tina wanted to go watch some more races, and she was getting impatient. So finally Tina, dad, Kim, Jody, Cassidy, and I started walking toward the races.

We finally got up to the races, when all we seen was all the people running back toward us. Like what the hell was going on? No one was racing, then we found out why everyone was running. The rain was chasing them... and then it hit us, it was pouring. We all headed back none of us ran though... I mean there was no point on running we all knew we were going to get soaked either way. We were to far back to get there dry. We were pretty much the only ones still outside since everyone knew before us. My dad, Kim, Cassidy walked much faster then the rest of us. I caught up to Tina and Jody, Jody had an umbrella she asked me if I wanted to share the umbrella with her, but I didn't because I was already wet Tina went under with her. Finally when we got back everyone was soaking wet... well not my mom because she stayed. Poor Kim, Jody, and Cassidy had no extra clothes to change into. I took off my sweater to be able to air dry easier. Our neighbor the one that was also racing yelled over at us, "And that's why I decided to stay here." dad laughed. We talked to him before. He was there with a friend who looked like a stoner, and his dad, and some other people. When I first saw him on Friday I thought he was hot. When I was in line with Tina once, he was beside us and he smiled at me...or at Tina. Awe, I haven't felt like that in a very long time. Anyways I knew I had to change because I knew I'd soon get cold, and my tank top showed my bra since it was wet. So, I went in got a towel and dried myself off, and felt much better when I had a change of clean dry clothes on! Then Tina went in to change.

It was still raining outside, and I was hungry so Tina and I ate some salad. Then, my dad, mom came in... My dad was telling everyone to come in, Kim and Cassidy came in but Jody didn't. My mom, Kim, and Cassidy were in and out, and then Tina went out to talk to Matt on my mom's cell phone. Some of my dad's friend's came over, they set up a tent right beside Tina. They had both entered in the races also. One guy has a Mustang and his name's Greg, the other guy was named Brian. My dad invited them inside for a beer, only Brian came in. Both Greg and Brian are much younger than my dad but they know each other from work. So I stayed in the motor-home for a long while. Then Tina finally came back in from talking to Matt she was mad that he didn't come but I'm glad that he didn't.

There was supposed to be a band starting at 9pm, so I went with Kim, Jody, and Cassidy. We couldn't find Tina I think she ran off with a guy named Justin that she knows... Anyways it was now dark out. There was a beer tent where you could see the band play a lot better however we couldn't go inside. We had to stay on the other side by these like green boxes, that were blocking the way so you couldn't sneak into the tent or something I'm assuming. They wouldn't let Kim or Jody in because they had Cassidy with them... like as-if. Like they'd pass over a beer to a 7 year old, it wasn't good because a lot of people had brought their younger kids along. Also you weren't allowed to drink other than at your tent/motor-home/trailer and the beer tent. So we stood there for a while and the band wasn't even done setting up and it was past 9:30pm. Then we saw Tina coming and she seen us so she came to talk with us, however she was with Justin and about three more boys I didn't know. She wanted to get into the beer tent. She thought she seen the girl just checking to see if they had a bracelet on even though I doubted it. So we went over and Tina went to the girl and asked her, she said she needed to see ID which I already knew. We decided to go back and get my ID and Justin would get his, he's the same age as me, 19.

Tina went with Justin. There was no lights on in the motor-home, however when I walked in I heard someone say, "Hey how's it going?" I looked over to the right and saw that Brian guy sitting there. That was very awkward...I said, "Why are you sitting in the dark?" "Oh, I'm just relaxing." I still found it really weird. I went to the bathroom when I heard Tina walk in she turned on the light then I heard her start laughing and say, "What are you doing?" I didn't really hear Brian's reply but Tina was still laughing.

I got my ID out, then took out a small bottle of Rum. I poured it all in one glass with pepsi. Justin came in as-well and we sat there for a few minutes. Tina was talking to Brian and Justin and I just focused on my drink. When I finished Tina, Justin, and I got up and started to head back, Tina tried talking Brian into coming but he didn't want to so Tina called him a baby and told him to warm up the bottle of milk we had in the fridge.

So on are way back we met up with Greg, and he said he was going to the beer tent to but he wanted to pick up my dad first. We started walking over to one of the fires and dad was around talking to some people and drinking. As soon as he spoke Tina and I knew he was drunk. Greg and dad just started talking and we were just going to end up waiting, so we bailed on them.

Kim, Jody, and Cassidy were still in the same spot, mom was also with them, I don't know why I said yes to this but Tina said she'd use my ID to get in then she'd pass it to Justin who'd come back and give it to me so I could get in. However it should have been the other way around. I should have gotten in with my own ID, then see if Tina could get in. When I did get in, we just sat at a picnic table and met up with those three boys again. To be honest I was bored, I was very bored. We were only there for about 5 minutes then we left we walked by mom again and she asked why we left, Tina said, "It was too boring." I stayed with mom, Jody, Kim, and Cassidy. Tina asked if I was going with them but I said no. I mean I was already bored and Tina wasn't talking to me because she had four other guys to talk to...and the guys had no interest in me so there was no point.

I leaned my back against the green boxes and half sat down. My legs were still holding me up. So I sat there for a while I didn't really talk to anyone... I was so bored and for some reason I felt kinda down, there was no reason to feel that way but I did. I'd say about 20 minutes later mom came and said she was going back, and asked if I was going with her. I didn't know if I wanted to stay or go back, I stayed. Not long after mom left my dad came... and was talking to Kim and Jody, he was wasted. He talked to them for about 5 minutes then started walking away to the beer tent, that's when I got up and started to walk back to the motor-home; I was so bored. I liked walking back, it was dark out and it wasn't very cold, the rain didn't come back, and it was kinda relaxing.

When I got back no one was there other than mom, so I started to talk with her for a bit. Then Brian came back in with a plate of food, he was kind of weird. Finally Kim, Jody, and Cassidy came back. They packed their things and since Tina, and my dad were both drinking my mom had to take Tina's truck to drive Kim, Jody, and Cassidy back to their car. When they left Brian also left the motor-home... and I was alone, so I started to read some of my book.

Not long after mom got back we heard Tina outside arguing with some people. She was trying to prove her point about how there is different kinds of species of humans... yeah she already had this huge conversation with mom, dad, and I yesterday. Mom and I looked at each other, and she said, "Not again." No one would believe her of course and they argued back with her. Tina was drunk but still strong with what she meant. She tried comparing us to animals. She said, "There are different types of animals, like a cat, a dog, and a cow. Just like humans. There's white, black, Asian, and native." But there still human someone would say. "Yes I know but different kinds." Then they pointed out that there are different breeds of cats and dogs. There's Persians, Siamese, and black ones. Tina was getting all frustrated with them and everyone was just laughing at her. Then they'd point out that there is German's, Russians, Canadians, Americans, and so on. "Ugh... That doesn't count. I'm German but I'm White."

So that went on for a while. Then I decided to go outside, when I did somehow the conversation switched over about Micheal Jackson and Tina's theory on how he faked his death. Next somehow Hitler came up, then back to the humans and animals. Around that time three guys left. To be honest I think they thought Tina was a retard, oh well they obviously had no sense of humor. The old man that was there came over to me and was like, "Can you believe this?" I'm like, "Hey at least you don't have to hear this everyday, she's my sister." "Awe, I feel for you." Then he starts talking to me about how he thinks everyone is equal.

My dad was also there with Greg and Brian. Greg and Brian weren't in the conversation though, they went to bed pretty much when I went outside. Dad stayed a while then he went to bed to. When Tina finally stopped the old guy was like come over to our trailer where we have a fire going. So, Tina, Justin, and I followed him over. I'm like, "You call this a fire?" "Well we ran out of fire wood." There was barley even a flame. We sat down on the lawn chairs that were set up around the fire, then we met up again with the guy who had raced...the one who I had thought was hot, and his stoner friend. I didn't feel anything anymore, because earlier I had seen his interest toward Tina, I'm surprised how fast I let it go. I'm not surprised that he had interest in Tina I should have known actually.

So we were all talking and Tina was still drinking...well everyone was, I was the only sober one there. The two guys, the stoner and the hot guy started to sing something that sounded like death metal. So I said, "You have bad taste in music, what is that...death metal?" The hot guy said, "No It's punk rock." "Awe, that's even worse." "Well what's your favorite band?" "Metallica." They both started laughing. "Hey, Metallica is good." So we were on the topic of music now. When Tina said she liked Kiss I'm glad that someone finally agreed with me that Kiss sucked! Which was the hot guy who said they sucked! However they liked Van Halen, my second hated band. Psh, then again both of them didn't like AC/DC. Tina and I were like, "What who can hate AC/DC?" They named a few bands I never heard of. The hot guy finally said his name, well the short form; he told us to call him Bj. Just then another guy came along and joined the conversation.

After are music talk, we got into...dirty talk haha, well kinda. The stoner guy had left and I'm not even sure how it started but Bj and the other guy, and the old man started talking about fake boobs. Saying they liked them and what not. Then Tina and I had to argue back. Why would you want something fake, and not the natural? Tina said that they loved jelly, because that's all fake boobs were jelly. The conversation went on and it was more than just fake boobs.

After their perverted talk, which went on for quit a while Tina and Justin left to go find some more beer. Then Bj got up and started looking around saying, "Where did Brad go?" He checked a tent and everything, so I assumed Brad was the stoner. The old man, (I can't remember his name.) told me he was really Glad that we met, and found...Tina amusing. Said that we should meet up next year for sure. I got up and told them I was going to be right back, Bj said, "Bring back Tina. I think we scared her away with our perverted talk." "I'll try to find her." I just had to go to the bathroom and on my way in and out I didn't spot Tina, I even looked in her tent which I didn't think she'd be there.

When I went back I told him I couldn't find her, even though I didn't really look much. On the other side of our motor-home there was another fire...an actual fire. I thought maybe they went over there. When Tina and Justin finally came back, they started teasing about them two having a quickie of course they both ignored them. Bj went and got his cell phone, it was an up to date one and he went on Facebook and asked Tina what her name was so he could add her. So, the other guy named Chris, I think it was did the same thing. Of course they didn't ask for mine. Just then the old man put one arm around Tina and was like, "I'm so glad that we met you Tina, we have to meet up again next year." Then he took his arm away...Kinda creepy. Ugh... if only they all knew Tina's true colours.

Later Brad came back, and he just stood there looking into the...so called fire. Bj asked where he had been, he said at the other fire. He just stood there looking even more like a stoner. He was actually kind of cute! It was around 4:00am in the morning when the old man had enough and went to sleep. Not much longer I went in the motor-home and started to read more of my book. I thought about going back out, but decided not to. Tina came in soon after and it was even more light out now, she said everyone went to sleep and she was getting something then going to her tent. I didn't have much trouble falling asleep this time.

The next morning I stayed up again when I got up at 9am. The weather was the same as it had been all weekend, but right then it was sunny out, and hot with lots of wind. Dad and I went up to watch some more of the races, which got boring when once again the bikes came on. I walked back but my dad stayed to watch. Mom was cleaning up Tina wasn't around, and so I began to pack my things. When I was all packed up I grabbed the sun flower seeds which I had been eating ever since I went outside to join Tina and everyone else. I went to sit outside since it was nice out at the moment. Tina and Justin came by, Tina told Justin she was tired and she was going to have a 15 minute nap, and said he could come in if he wanted to. Justin sat in the chair across from me and said, "Your still at those eh?" I laughed and said, "Well there so damn addictive, I can't stop." Which is so true, I usually have them at the farm... which is good that we don't have them at home. I've never actually finished a bag alone though. I talked to Justin a bit longer than he got up and left. When Tina came out, it really was about 15 minutes. If that were me, I'd wake up about half an hour to an hour later. She came out and sat down and we just started talking. Then she went to bring down her tent. Which reminded me of when she had put it up, which was the funniest thing that happen all weekend. I watched her, but it wasn't amusing, to bad I could have used another good laugh!

Later on, when mom was going into the motor-home I told her, "Take these away from me." handing over the bag of sun flower seeds. My tongue was burning and a bit sore from sucking on them and my mouth and teeth were full of the remains of sun flower seeds, I had no tooth brush either and my mouth felt gross. I wouldn't be able to stop myself from eating them.

So it wasn't long after that Tina was ready to leave. I thought we were all leaving together but I guess not. I told Tina I was going with her because mom and dad were staying longer and mom still needed to clean up. I finished up my hot dog, grabbed my sweater, purse, and a Coke-zero. Tina wasn't even sure how to get back to Sudbury so she was following Justin. Surprisingly I didn't fall asleep or even feel tired enough to think about sleeping. It was a nice drive it was still sunny out with some clouds, but pretty much a nice day.

We seen about four motor bikes pass us, which we think were also from the Drag races! Then it started to rain. Tina was like, "I like when it rains when the sun is out." We were in Webwood when all the sudden traffic had come to a stop. It was still slightly raining when Justin got out of his car and came to Tina's window. We didn't know what was going on but we seen other people out of their cars up ahead of us. We found out there had been an accident that just, just happened.

So we took a walk up to see what was going on. The rain had stopped, and we didn't have to walk to far when we seen two or three police cars and a motor bike in the ditch. We definitely knew it just happen because we seen the other bikes parked. They were the same bikes that had just passed us not even five minutes ago. We seen a girl who looked like a paramedic however there was no ambulance yet. She was bent down near the bike, and another guy was kneeling down to. We couldn't see the actual person who had crashed the ditch and the bike were blocking our view. When the Ambulance did come, which wasn't long. They took out the stretcher while one paramedic went over...and...started doing...C.P.R.

Just then one of the girls who were one of the bikers started crying very loudly, she turned and hugged the police officer. Tina covered her mouth with her hands and started backing up. I couldn't watch any more, I turned around and started heading back... Tears started to fill my eyes. I couldn't believe I had witnessed real C.P.R. It's "nothing" like you see on TV, NOTHING like that, it's so much worse. I didn't even know the guy and I was ready to start balling my eyes out. I couldn't even imagine how my mom was able to watch them do C.P.R on my grandpa...if it's someone you don't even know and your ready to cry, imagine watching it on someone you do know. It was horrible, it was so disturbing.

Then they finally got him into the ambulance and off they went. I had a feeling he wasn't going to make it. I mean you don't preform C.P.R for nothing. We walked back to the truck, and still I was shocked of what I had just seen. When it started raining, the road had gotten wet and so the guy had lost control and swerved off the road and crashed into the ditch. We seen the tracks on the side of the road leading to where his bike was. We don't know why but they let some vehicles pass. As soon as Justin was about to go an officer stopped him. That's where we were cut off. So now we had a front row seat...after it happen though. It took me a while to get the image out of my head. We didn't have to wait to long before they opened up one lane and off we went. While we had been waiting Tina called mom on my cell phone. They were a bit lucky they hadn't even left yet.

We continued to follow Justin until we got into Sudbury and a spot which we were familiar with. Justin turned off on Lasalle, we waved and kept going. About another 15 minutes later we were home! So I finally had a pretty good weekend, mom and dad got home later that day like around 7pm. We got home around 5pm. The accident was on the news and we heard the guy didn't make it... My gut sank a bit from remembering them preforming C.P.R and somehow knowing deep inside he wasn't going to make it.

So there is one more race being held in August, in Timiskaming Earlton.

By:
 

Lynda Schutt.