Colors and words

It's harder than it looks...you should've seen Jake and Skylar try...:D

Corn, fans, butter, and the such like...

Corny thingy for the day: "I'm your biggest fan, but you're the one blowing me away..." Could I have a little butter with that corn?

wow. I'm leaving now.

I *heart* life!

Life is a gift...every breath we take is a gift. We all have the power to make the decision to either live a 100% life or just to float along, allowing influences to control our lives.

There is no right or wrong way of living this wondrous journey, but if we can live it the best possible way we can, enjoying everything around us...being in "this moment" constantly growing and learning, appreciating and loving, we would be much richer for it.

Here are some amazing life quotes::

Life is a progress, and not a station
Ralph Waldo Emerson


Life is just a chance to grow a soul.
Powell Davies


Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Immanuel Kant


Where there is love there is life.
Mohandas K. Gandhi


Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson


The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
Robert Byrne


Life is the flower for which love is the honey.
Victor Hugo


How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Annie Dillard


How you live one day is eventually how you live your life.
Phillip Yancey


The measure of life, after all, is not it’s duration but it’s donation.
Corrie Ten Boom

rock on.

The real thing

I love pictures like this! So real. So not perfect. So little kid. So 6 siblings. So Saipan. So JJ. The crooked smile, and crooked teeth...
I like how it looks like he's winking...=D

Good stuff

Trading yesterday for tomorrow


If I could change the currents of our lives
To make the river flow where it's run dry
To be a prodigal of father time
Then I would see you tonight

If I could find the years that went away
Destroying all the cruelty of fate
I must believe that love could find a way
Tonight

Lonely finds me
One day you will come
But I'll wait for love's sake
One day to be loved

If I could see beyond the here and now
If you could hear me calling you somehow
If I could know that love is reaching out
To find you with me tonight

Then hope could make these promises come true
Beyond what I could say, what love can do
With every moment leading me to you tonight

Lonely finds me
One day you will come
But I'll wait for love's sake
One day to be loved

I will stay forever here to wait for your love

If I could change the currents of our lives
To make the river flow where it's run dry
To be a prodigal of father time
Then I would see you tonight

Lonely finds me
One day you will come
But I'll wait for love's sake
One day to be loved

Black and White

The lie:: I was bored, and seriously craving, let's just say froot loops, so I destroyed all of my mothers most valuable possessions, because we all know that is the only way to get froot loops. I turned off my air-con just to make me more angry, and tore down all of the things on the walls of my room. After all of that, I didn't feel like hanging out with people, especially ones dressed in colors so opposite of my prized froot loops, because as jake reminds me daily, I am thoroughly depressed.

The truth:: it's 9:48. I am sitting at home in a stunning outfit I whipped up a couple of hours ago. tikla and skylar are at madison and maryana's black and white party. I guess mom is right, I need a little regrouping time. time to think about what my science project is going to be. My mom felt sorry for me (I'm guessing) because usually I'm not allowed on the computer, though this is a time where I'd rather be somewhere else. But really, I think the real reason I am here is because, they the parents, wanted to go out tonight, so they needed a baby-sitter. It may be a good thing though. It's been a while since I've read bedtimes stories to my siblings. Besides, deep down inside we all love 4 little (I say little, but the quality of their voice projection is amazing...) kids screaming and running laps around you while asking pointless questions, and chewing their dinner with their mouths open. They are quite the talented bunch. They happen to be related directly to me...;)



It's hard to believe that a mere fifteen years ago, you two looked more or less like this...Happy birthday madison and maryana! and many more.

Be still my heart

There are many things in life that are so magical and breathtaking, that you can't even describe them. meaningful smiles, friday after school, reading or writing something amazing, and one that surfaced in my memory recently, is the feeling of being under something while it's raining, like all the air is pulled out, and the only noise you hear is the rain drumming. It's like you're are all alone but at the same time protected...

Back to reality--

I'm not talking about rain anymore, so you can pay attention now. Even though I don't have much to say. :) well, it's 7:19pm. skylar made dinner tonight, and it smells REALLY good. Or maybe that's just because I just finished judo, so anything sounds good. I have so many projects due next week. I wish my teachers would assign them with earlier deadlines. they know we aren't going to start them until the last moment either way. Now I'm beginning to wonder what's worse, the school year ending and all of the finals and junk, or starting 9th grade next year. They are both gonna happen. I don't have much choice in the matter so I guess it doesn't matter which one is worse. I'm not used to normal school, not that it's harder, in fact at times it is easier, but it's still weird sitting at a desk, lugging home textbooks, being tardy...and the big projects I mentioned earlier. But I'm getting a hang of this "school thing." I really am! :D I would ask for pointers on the subject, but I'm thinking madison, taylor, and caroline, aren't much help there. ;) Just from what I've heard.
and seen. ;)

Well, the time of farewell is at hand. Parting with such sweet sorrow.
My spaghetti awaits!

PS I just figured out the spell check option. :) Pretty spiffy!

PPS Thought for the day: "Most people spend their whole life fighting to earn what eventually becomes their downfall." I just realized that this could be happening to me...;) I teach myself great things on here. hahaha...officially gone.