The Lynchburg Lock-in

I know it's been quite some time since I last blogged but I honestly have been busy. Even though I finished what I needed to finish to officially graduate last year, because we put our own course together instead of using a state accredited course, the state doesn't recognize me as a high school graduate. So mom and dad decide that I should take my GED. I have been studying for that just about every free moment. I was actually worried about it because I read somewhere that a test was done and 70% of high school graduates who had just graduated were unable to pass the GED test. So naturally I was worried. Zach and I took the practice test Thursday. A perfect score is 800 on the GED. A passing score is 410. Most people want to get a 510. On our predictor test Zach and I both scored high 600's low 700's. The teacher told us, "you guys did really really good." I got a perfect score on my reading section and 750 or 780 on my math. I even scraped by respectably in science, my nemesis. The lady who helps people prepare for the GED told us, "Colleges are starting to take people who scored high on the GED over high school graduates because it's harder to pass the GED than it is to complete high school." I'm just glad I passed the predictor test. It supposedly is just like the GED. Basically they say the score you make on the predictor test is the score you will make on the GED. I prayed a lot during that test. I hate tests and tend to get really nervous and sometimes panic when I can't figure something out. Thank the Lord he helped me and reminded me of things that mom had taught me in school. Anyway, yesterday evening was the Lynchburg Lock-in. We went again this year. We had fun. Some people who are normally really reserved can be hilarious when they haven't slept all night. So we had a blast. Exhaustion and caffeine make for great times. Try playing catch phrase at 6 in the morning when no one has slept all night... I slept for about 5 hours this mid-morning to early afternoon and feel pretty good now. Oh, I don't know how I did it but I beat Dad, Sister Lorrie, and Bethany at Scrabble! I even scored an expert score! It was the way tiles played out. I got 44 points one play by laying one tile! It was funny. Well I guess that's about it for now. so untill next time. Audios