The green thing

In the queue at the store, the cashier told an older woman that she should
bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the
environment.

The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing
back in my day."

The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."

He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.

Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the
store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a
300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was
right. We didn't have the green thing in our day.

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the
throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling
machine bu rning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry the
clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room.
And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?),
not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended
and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do
everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we
used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just
to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a
plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a
razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got
dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to
school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service.
We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to
power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to
receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.

But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?

Remember: Don't make old People mad.

We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off.

From: The old people

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy thanksgiving guys! I hope you all had as an amazing time as I did and ate tons of turkey. I love you guys so much and want to thank you all for being here for me, cause I don’t know what I would do without my friends. I have truly been blessed to have as amazing friends as you.

 

~Rebecca

A plan

When things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you.

I. hate. boys.

Boys make life so freaking complicated. I hate them I absolutely hate them. I am finished with boys. I am done trying to be friends with them. I am sick 'n tired of them. I mean they honestly are the most complicated things I have never meet. And they are annoying and stupid, and they LOVE to break your heart. I honestly going through trust issues right now because of them, and I hate it, cause I don't even know if I can trust my best friend. Ugh I just want to break down and cry. Why do things like this always happen to me?! :'(

Blaaaaaah!!!!!!

Blah!!!! I have a huge head ache right now so this might not be a very fun post, just saying. Okay so today I had library, just like every boring Wednesday. Then I did a ton of running around in town, went to the animal shelter, then to Nali's house where we picked her up and brought her to my house so she could go to youth group with me. Well THAT was a failed plan because it started snowing really hard and so my dad didn't want us to go. So we were stuck here and now she is spending the night we watched 2 hours of a show called H2O then got up to have prayer and both got an instant headache. Its horrible. :( yeah so that's my day.

Peace out! Becca

My Halloween costume

Okay so I promised I would get you guys a pic of me at Halloween, so here it is!

Marriage

Married or not, you should read this.
“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me…she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office, jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.
So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.
If you do, you just might save a marriage. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

 

Rebecca

Oh!

Oh and one last thing i forgot! I took my friend Nate's sun glasses tonight. Lol I have to bring them back to him in the morning, and he told me that if there is any scratches on them I am in a lot of trouble! Lol!

Blah

Blah I was soooo tired today. So I got up went to seminary came home then had to go right back to town, so I didn't get to go back to sleep. So my dad had a doctors appointment at like 8:30 or something then I had a stupid dentist appointment at 9:30. :P (I HATE the dentist) so after that I went and worked at the library for an hour and half then went to pizza hut. (yum!) the. I came home and took a two hour nap then my mom came in my room and told me I needed to drive my neighbor to the elementary school to pick up her daughter (weird I know) then I came home and the elders came for dinner. I swear the elders love teasing me, it's terrible. :P then after dinner and a discussion my dad took me Megan and Chelsea to mutual where we were combined with the teachers (Forrest's group). So but all through out the night Chelsea and Forrest were flirting like crazy. It was terrible and it kinda really upsets me. And they kept telling each other secrets and crap. So now I am at home and kind of in a bad mood and wanting to cry, even though that really isn't a reason to cry. :\ Oh and I FINALLY got Wyatt's number. Wyatt is this kid from judo that has awesome hair and hates it when it's touched lol! :D okay well yeah that's all for now. Night!
Peace, Love, Happiness
~Rebecca

Just for you.

Okay Renaye this is just for you. Post post post post post post post post. Jk ;) okay so my day today was kind of stressful and boring and tiring. So I was working on a lot of biology today because I have a test on Thursday. (wish me luck!) and I was super tired today because I woke up in the middle of the night crying because of a dream I had. (my friends and family were dying for some reason, it was HORRIBLE!) so I didnt get much sleep. The only fun part about today was that I had hip hop and judo! :D and guess what!!!! Miss Shannon is moving me to Teen Hip hop so I don't have to be with younger kids and we can do more. :D Then tonight in judo we were doing throws (which I love doing!) but when I was trying to throw my mom our ankles hit each other and now my ankle really hurts. :( but I still had fun. Okay well that was my day today. Good night!
~peace, love, happiness
Becca

Trick or treating

Okay I got a lot of candy, but not even CLOSE to as much as my friend Forrest got. He got about 4 times as much as me. Lol it's crazy. I started freaking out when he showed me how much candy he got. Lol then I told him he was going to get sick from eating all that candy. ::) I will post pics of my costume hopefully tomorrow. Night. :)

Who the Heck is That?!?!

LOL!!!! What can I say? I’m dork!

                              

Becca

Bored in the Car

Hahaha okay so I have a good explanation for the looks on our faces in this picture… We were bored. Okay so maybe that’s not the BEST reason but hey what ever. Lol enjoy laughing at this picture  

Becca

                    

Happy Halloween! :D

Hey Guys! Happy Halloween! So my costume for Halloween is a Faery! I am kind of like a bad faery since my costume is black and dark purple, but yeah, it’s pretty rockin’ awesome if I do say so my self! Hope you guys all have an awesome Halloween and get TONS of candy! Oh and BE SAFE!!!!!! Love you guys! Becca

I know I know, it's been a while.

Okay so I know it's been a long while since I have posted but sucks to be you, jk. ;) okay so my week was very crazy and I am now exhausted. So all day Monday I was studying for a test that I have this week. Then Tuesday I was also studying and I had hip hop and judo. So at hip hop I got to meet the most amazing hip hop teacher EVER!!!! (Mrs. Shannon!!) lol she was SUPER hyper and energetic! Shes pretty cool and I can't wait to have her as a teacher :) then Wednesday I had library and Mutual. And Chelsea came home!!! :D then Thursday was school then in the evening Judo. Then Friday I had school then roadshow!!!!! :D it was a TON of fun, but every one kept teasing me that I had to dance with Forrest. :P then that night Chelsea stayed the night and we watched Harry Potter and talked to Forrest. :D the. Saturday morning/afternoon we went to the temple then went to sam's club for pizza! It was a bunch of fun. Then we had about an hour at home the. We had the second night of roadshow! :D I was kind of in a really bad mood though and ignoring Forrest, and Chelsea because they were keeping secrets from me and it was really annoying. But then I talked to Rachel about it and after we were done talking I was in a some what better mood (Thank you Rachel!) so we did roadshow and all that fun stuff the. I went home and slept. Then I went to church today and Magen sat with me, and do did Chelsea, and they were talking and trying to talk to me and I would some times answer back, or try to tell them to be quite. Well one of the times that I was trying to tell them to be quite my dad just happened to look over and so now he is mad at me and wants me to ditch Magen as a friend :( I can't do that! I mean I am one of the only reasons she is still alive, and I don't want to give her any more reasons to kill her self. I mean Sis. Mabel's goal for us is to try to find someone that is need of a friend or is looking for an answer to their prayer and I think that Magen is that person, and so I can't just stop being friends with her in her greatest time of need just because dad doesn't like her. I just... I don't know what to do. I feel like I could break down and start crying at any second. I am really in need of some help. I feel like things are just wrong and it makes me sad, I need guidance.

Judo tournament

Ahhh!!! Okay so yesterday was my judo tournament!!!!! It was so much fun!!! I didn't win, but I still loved it, and I learned a LOT. I got third place though so I still got a Medal :) I can't wait till the next one! It will be a blast! Lol I was there from 9:00-6:30ish. It was CRAZY! :D here is a picture from when I got my medal! :) from left to right there is me, Tessa, and Sydney. :)

Roadshow! Judo competition!Dance recital!

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! I am soooooooooooooooo excited!!!! Okay so roadshow is coming up in about three weeks!!!! And it is going to be totally awesomazing!!!!!! we started planning it tonight and it's going to be SUPER cute!!! If you have see The Game Plan, it's kind of based on that. :) there is going to be singing, dancing, comedy and love!!! Haha the guys don't seem to thrilled about it.... But I guess that's what they get for putting a bunch of girls in charge. ;) lol! So NEXT WEEK on Saturday, I have my first ever JUDO COMPETITION!!!!!!! I am soooooooooooooooo excited and nervous at the same time!! I don't even know if I am ready yet! I think I am aloud to do it, but I always feel like I forget every thing that I am being taught! :( I hope I do good! Payton, (my "older brother") and helen HOPEFULLY are going to come watch! Ahhhh!!!!!! :D okay and then the last thing! Drum roll please!!! *drum roll* My dance recital!!!!!! It's on December 10th!!! Now unfortunately that is the date of my December judo tournament so I am going to have to skip judo so I can do my dance. But it is still going to be TONS of fun!!! Okay well I think that is all for now! I'll try to update again tomorrow! Love you guys! <3

Chelsea

Wow so on October 18th it will be exactly a year since I last saw Chelsea. It doesn't seem like it's been a year, but at the same time it feels like it's been a lot longer than a year. I miss her so much. Sometimes I will be by my self, just thinking, and my mind wanders to her and then I just feel empty inside. It's terrible. I have only got to talk to her once since she left. And the only other way we are aloud to keep in touch is through letters. The only one out of my friends that even comes close to knowing what happened is Sabrina, and I'm not even sure if she knows every thing. Some times I wish that we would just talk about what happened to help me feel a little better. But we never do. So I am left alone to think about her. There's not a day that I don't miss her or think about her. She was like a sister to me. She was my best friend. We knew each other inside and out. She practically lived at my house. I saw her almost every day. Why did I have to lose my best friend? I feel empty and hollow with out her here by my side. It may not seem like I am going through any pain. Outside I may be smiling, but inside I'm slowly dying. my heart feels like it could break at any moment and boys, I have learned do not help that feeling at all. I miss her. I keep hoping she will come back home.

Football game!!!!!

Okay so tonight I went to a football game but this wasn't just any football game it's the potato bowl! And its when Wasilla and Palmer go against each other! It was a blast!! Oh and Wasilla won! I mean I really didn't care who won but I feel kind of bad for my cousins because they are on Palmer and they lost and football means a great deal to them. :\ but I guess Wasilla won fair and square. But so yeah I got to hang out with my friends Tyler, Magen and Logan! We had so much fun! And Tyler and Logan are on the pep rally thing so they got to play music there. It was pretty Cool! And I am going to see if I can go to the game that is next week! Oh and so tonight after the game there were fireworks!!!!!! They were amazing!!!! I loved them! They were beautiful!!!! :D I kind of wish I go to school because when I was walking around with my friends they knew practically everyone and I only knew a couple people. I really really wish sometimes that I'mu not home schooled and that I go to school. All my friends that go to school all seems to enjoy it a lot. *sigh* never once have I been to school. It kind of makes me sad. I feel like I've missed out on a big part of my life. I mean most kids think that homeschooling would be awesome because you get to sleep in, but really I honestly think I would rather go to school because I am always bored and lonely because I have no one to talk to or see besides my family. I mean I know at school you don't really get to talk all that much but at least you get to see your friends, where as the only time I really ever see friends Is in the morning durning seminary, and even then I don't really get to talk to them. :(

3 bears and energy drinks

Okay so tonight we picked yup the azimis and Forrest for mutual. So we went and dropped my sister Megan, and Caity's sister Azadeh off for thee activity, then we went to three bears for... Well im not sure what for. But so while we were there Cody and Forrest decided to get energy drinks. So once we got back in the car they started drinking them, and acting all weird. So then Caity asks Cody If she can have a drink of his. So he said sure and she took a couple drinks and like 2 minutes later she was bouncing up and down in the back seat all hyper. Lol and she was blaming it on the energy drink, but we told her that there was no way it was the energy drink because she only had a couple sips. Lol but so yeah. We get to mutual and we are all completely hyper and acting crazy and we walk in the church and our leaders look and my mom and give her that look like "What the heck did you do?!" lol it was very funny! :D and oh my goodness, Denali came tonight and I swear that girl is more blond then me sometimes! Lol. But then we were making our names with these vanilla cookie/cracker things. Lol and they really aren't very sugary but they made us SUPER hyper! Ahhhh so much fun! :)

Ridiculousness

Okay so today I worked on my biology for about 9 hours. It was insane!!! And now I have a pounding headache from all the information that I took in today. Lol. Seminary went pretty well. I think Forrest and I might be friends again... Not quite sure though. But I'm not really mad at him any more. Tyler is doing much better and seems to be MUCH happier! :D I'm not sure what to do about Forrest and Magen though. I really hope they can work out there problems and just go back to being friends. Blaaaahhh I am FREAKING out right now! Tomorrow in biology I am supposed to be doing a presentation, and I am kind of scared! Eeeeeep! I hope I don't mess up! That would be terrible! Mom says that I will do fine though. I hope she is right! Okay well I gotta go to bed. Night! :)

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Dance 4ever

Silly, Goofy, Friendly Me

Silly, Goofy, Friendly Me

9-23-11

Rebecca Barnes

                This is a picture of my cousin Sharita, my sister Megan and myself.  I chose this picture because it shows how I love to be crazy, have fun, and be around friends and family. It also demonstrates how I am not afraid to be myself and goof off once in a while. I love to hang out with my family and friends, doing fun family activities and traditions.   I feel it’s important to be with family and friends because it will bring us closer. Friends can be uplifting and understanding and are important too. Happy people can make the best friends.

 My friends and I like to find ways to entertain ourselves. Most of the time, we do that by putting on funny faces or costumes and snapping hilarious pictures. We like taking all kinds of random pictures.  Sometimes we will grab our cameras, hang out, and pose for photos and capture other things on film. We try to make our snapshots interesting by being silly. In the photo above, Sharita and I decided to not to smile, but to make a weird face instead.  If you were to look at my mother’s camera you would probably think we are full of ourselves, because my friends and I are the subjects of almost all of the pictures.

I love chilling with my sisters and brother. When I am around them I can be myself, laugh all I want and have a blast. Lots of people find their siblings very annoying, and at times I find mine annoying also, but the reason they act like that is because they love me and want to be like me. We like to get together as a family and go camping, fishing, and play games. When we are doing these things it brings us closer as a family.

I think that if you can be friends with anyone in the world, you should choose your family. My family will always be there for me, whereas friends come and go. It’s better to have a strong relationship with my family now, then be on my own and not ever talking to them. I know that my parents and siblings can seem like a pain sometimes, but they just want what is best for me. I think that it’s not only important for me to be friends with my family, but to also have friends outside of my family. I need friends in my life almost as much as I need my family. Friends sometimes understand how I am feeling better than my siblings might.

 I surround myself with good friends that lift me up and make me happy. If my friends drag me down and make me sad, then I need to think about finding new friends. I always remember though, that friendship goes both ways. I have to be a good friend and include others in my group of friends. I try not to exclude someone just because they are different, or I have never met them before. For all I know, that someone may be in need of a friend. Friends and family are a big part of my life, and I don’t know what I would do or be without them.

Friends and family can lift me up and be entertaining. Being together will strengthen my relationship, especially with my family. Although family can be difficult they are always there. It takes work to build a good friendship, but I know that if I give it time and remain a good friend, we will have a strong bond forever.

The gator

The gator is staring at me. I hold my breath and try not to move. It comes closer, staring at me. I am so scared, my heart is pounding so hard I am afraid it can hear me. Finally after five minutes of it staring at me, it flipped it's tail and dove into the water swimming away. I let out a deep breath, and ran back to my house, never to wander into the African jungles again.

The world below

The world below me,
It's so far away.
The sight is so beautiful,
It takes my breath away.
I keep climbing highest and higher,
Into the clouds above.
I see a plane fly by,
A bird, a bee.
Oh the world is beautiful,
And so are you.
I can see a stream in the distance,
The world below me looks like a child's drawing.
It's so beautiful it makes me want to cry.

Just be you

Okay so I found this picture quote thing, and I find it very inspirational. To me it means that I need to us my time wisely, have fun, mess around, be serious, be my self, make a change, and just be the best me that I can be. I realize that I need to be me because everyone else is taken. So what if I stand out? That's just me! I love to be silly, and laugh till I cry. But most people find that rude. The people in this world are way to up tight. They take things WAY to seriously. The world doesn't seem to know what the word "Fun" means. Its sad. I feel sorry for all those people who don't know how to laugh or have fun. I encourage all of you to just be your self, follow your on trends and styles, not the worlds. Be your self. Have fun. Don't be distracted by the bad things in life. And always remember, that even when it feels like your all alone and no one loves you, you are never alone and someone always loves you.

Festivals and service

So yesterday was my wards day of service. And so for our day of service we got together and made bags with house supplies items in them for the women's shelter. And then we also got to write letters for the service men and women over seas. Then after all of our hard work we got to eat lunch and hang out with our friends. It was a blast. Then after the service day, my family and I went to pariah's farm for a fall festival! It was tons of fun. We got to play a ton of games and even go on a hay ride. After the hay ride we went and got a family picture taken. And then my friend Sam got me a purple hair extension! :D It's really cool. So yeah that was my day yesterday.

Boring/tiring/ funish day

Okay so today I was very very bored. But I made a new friend today in writing class. His name is Jason. He is pretty cool. And I helped make him happy cause he was very sad and depressed, but by the end of class he was very happy. It makes me very happy that I could makes someones day better. :) so after writing class I did the rest of my boring school that I hate *cough* math and AK history. Then we went to town and picked up my friend Denali from her house. Then we went and got me faery wings for being a faery for halloween! :D then we came home and were messing around for a little then these 5 little kids came over and we had to babysit them. After they left Nali and I got on Facebook and I got to talk to her friend Kobi. He's pretty cool. And very understanding. Then we had to get off the computer and now we are laying on our beds chillin'. Okay well that was my day for you! Night!

Loooooooooooooooong day

Okay so today was a SUPER long day for me, just like all my Tuesday's and Thursday's. But so today I got up at 5:45 called Forrest to make sure he was awake (cause sometimes "his alarm clock doesn't go off" lol) then I went to seminary came home took an hour nap. Then I got up did my biology homework (cause I am naughty and didn't do it the day before) then I talked on the phone with Renaye until class started then after class I spent three hours painting a picture. Then I had to do math then eat dinner then we left for judo. And in judo I was so tired that my friend Sydney pushed me a little to hard for how tired I was an my shoulder hit the mat very hard and now it really really REALLY hurts. Then I came home took a shower and got into bed. Oh and I have a very bad headache. :P but yeah so that was my looooooooooooong day. And now I am off to bed so good night.

Boring boring boring day

Okay so today I did school till about 5:00 then I ate dinner mowed the yard and then Sabrina and Kali came over and we took them to dance with us. So I got there and Renaye was acting kind of weird, and I'm still not sure why, so we didn't really hang out because she kept walking away. So then hip hop started and we danced, blah blah blah. We learned a few new moves that are super fast and I hope I can remember. Then after dance we brought Kali with us and went over to the Middle school and dropped Kali off at the ice rink. Then we went inside the middle school and did judo and I got a HUGE headache and can hardly breath. And then I drove home, took a shower and now I am sitting on my bed bored and tired and kind of depressed. Yeah well that's my day for you, so yeah good night.

MacDonald's play place

Okay so every school day me and a whole bunch of friends and other high school kids in my church go to what is call seminary. And this starts at 6:30am and goes till 7:20am. And we take turns driving to and from every week. So this week was my moms turn, and normally we will go home right after. But so today afterwards we went to MacDonald's and got breakfast. And so we ordered our food and waited. Then after we got our food we went and sat down.... IN THE PLAY AREA ROOM! And it was all my mothers idea. So we start eating and Tucker (the guy whom I think is a HUGE jerk, which he is) asked "Can I go in the play set" and my mom (whom which I am pretty sure wad kidding!) laughed and Said "sure just don't get us kicked out." so he takes off his shoes and asks Cody, Caity, and Forrest if they would like to go in with him and they say sure and take their shoes off. So here you have these 4 teenagers going in the play set and Lyssa and I look at each other in horror cause we both has the image of them getting stuck in the tubes. So they are playing in it and sliding down the slide then going back in. Then this lady that works there comes on with a broom looks at them playing in there gives them a weird look, turns to my mom gives her a weird look then goes back to sweeping then leaves. So then a couple minutes later Caity's brother Cameron texts her and I tell her and shes like "im over here." so I'm trying to find her and I'm like "where?!?" and she said "In the space ship!" and by this time Lyssa and I are confused because. So I finally find her and then as we are about to leave Forrest decides that he had to go to the bath room so he asks me to hold his smoothy, and let me tell you leaving his smooth with two girls wasn't a very good idea cause as soon as he was in the bath room Caity took the smoothy from me a took a sip then we went to the car and when Forrest got there I handed him his smoothy and Caity was like "Your smoothy tastes very good." and he turns around and yells "You drank my smoothy?!?!" and in a calm voice she replies "Yes, yes I did." lol. Okay so my story wasn't really funny, but whatever, I already warned you that my life is very boring. So it's your fault for reading this. Okay well I'm gonna go now and sleep.. Or do my school. OOOOOR I could sleep, AND do my school! "Is that even possible?", you ask. Well I guess I will find out! Good bye to you.

My little brothers big day!

Okay so guess what!!! Today at 5:20 my little brother Jeffery got baptized and so did my cousin Joseph. In my church when you are 8 years old you can be baptized and become a member of the church. So tonight they became the newest members of our church. It made me so proud to say that they are my brother and cousin. It's just so hard to believe that I was that small when I was their age. I miss being that small. Oh the days, when all I really had to worry about were the monsters under my bed and in my closest.

9/11

Okay well as you all should know, today is 9/11. Ten years ago today the twin towers were hit in New York from a terrorist attack. Hundreds of people died and hundreds of children lost a father or a mother. So many men and women gave there lives to help get people out, and to so many people, and especially to me, they are all heroes. I hope you all will think about all the lives lost in that terrorist attack, and thank God for those heroes that helped.

Busy busy day

Okay so today wasn't really all that busy no matter what the title says. I mean I didn't do toooo much. But today my neighbor came over and him and my dad cut down about 15 trees and so I had to help clean up that mess and burn the branches and stuff. But you see I couldn't help very well because this morning my sister Danielle decided to stand about 5 feet away from me cause she must have known that I would stub my toe on her foot and jam it really bad, cause that is what happened. I couldn't walk very well today but oh well. And today I was also sick and could hardly talk but yeah.... Ummmm oh yeah! My cousin Shianne spent the night yesterday night so we had fun yesterday. And yesterday was also my dads birthday, so we surprised my dad and invited my uncle Andy to dinner last night and we all had a blast! Sorry that I am just jumping all over the place. It's just some times I get distracted by one thought then that leads to another so I'm always thinking about a whole bunch of random things. Well... That was kind of all I really did today. Talk to ya'll tomorrow! :D

School year

Okay so for school this year I am doing a Biology and Writing class through an online high school called Williamsburg Academy. For my writing class we have to write 10 mintues every day. So since I am having to do that I thought, "Why not get a blog so every one else can see what I'm writing about?" So here I am going on and on and on about how I am supposed to be writing. I might also write poems once in a while or a short short here or there, but for the most part I will probably just write about what is going on in my life and what I am up to. So I hope my life doesn't bore you to much. If anyone ever has any idea's on what I can write a short story or a poem about I would be happy to hear them, because I am ALWAYS looking for new things to write about. Oh and if I do end up writing a lot of poems and short stories this year I will probably make another blog just for those, but for now they will just post them here. :)

So we can be free

Soldiers are marching,Standing their ground.
People are fighting,
Men and women dying.
It is because of them,
That we are all here.
Let's thank them,
Be grateful because of them.
They fight for our lives,
So we all can be free.