A Step Forward Calls for Something New

July 28th, 2008 - Aug 12th, 2011
Three years of blogging.
Three years of venting.
Three years of struggling life.
Three years of remembering.
Three years of fun.
Three years of laughing.
Three years of crying.
Three years of running.
Three years of fan girlness.
Three years of sitting.
Three years of typing.

Here's to Three years well spent.

Moving to a new phase.
Moving to a new place.
Moving away.
Moving forward.
Moving.
Moving.
Moving.
Moving.
Moving on.

Continue to follow my life on my new blog.
A Step Forward Calls for Something New.

Drarwing!

Amazing Gesture Drawing Tool!
I have been using it a lot.
But I feel like it is not helping.
Then again I have only done it three times.
But I get to have 3 art classes this semester! That will be good!
the Phenomenon of Color, Intro to Life Drawing(figure drawing), Portrait drawing.
I am so excited!
All of those classes will be so much fun!
I hope I don't get overwhelmed with school and a fulltime job.
I don't know when I will find the time to do all of this!
Speaking of full time jobs... I need to fill out my application!
Time to do that!

Buy My House! (or Rent to Own!)

Well it is almost here.
I wish our house would sell.
Buy, Rent to Own, Whatever! Just come and look at it!
Come Buy My House!   

65 East 1860 North Tooele, UT 84074
Come and See it.
Walk through.
A low price for a beautiful home! $159,900!
Wonderful neighbors and view of the surrounding area.
A Well kept yard and plenty of space to grow!
A den/loft that can be used as a 4th bedroom with a HUGE closet. The closet can fit a bed in it!
8 walk in closets.
Living room, family room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, pantry, walk in closet under the stairs(like Harry Potter!) on the first floor.
3 Bedrooms (including master), 2 bathrooms, loft, 6 walk in closets upstairs.
A finished Front and backyard with sprinklers installed. 3 fruit trees and raised garden beds. A beautiful flowering archway with a path leading to it. Plenty of space to play!
A Wonderful home to go to a wonderful family!

Another site where our house is listed!
 And Another!
And yet Another!
Here is another one!
He's another!
I think you get the idea....
Want to come and see my house? Here are some numbers to call to come and see it!
(435)840-2760 (Ask for Barbara)
(435)843-8246 (Ask for Barbara)
(435)840-4959 (Ask for Cindy Wood)
Buy or Rent to Own!

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I just loves those times when I wake up an hour early, get in the shower and then when I get out realize it is 4:50... not 5:50 like I thought. *sigh* Oh well, At least I got my nails done!
Girls Camp: Yes or No?
I think it depends.
Leader or no? Leader, yes, girl, no.
Eaven=Leader, Girls Camp=mostly yes.
Percy Jackson with Emily = HECK YES!
Percy Jackson online RPG = YES! but I am spending to much time on there!
Eaven with St. George=lets go now before I explode from all of my held in excitment!
Eaven with waiting for house to sell......=Shoot me now!
Eaven with going to bed late...=

Process

Eaven has been thinking lately.
"a Dangerous Past time!"
"I Know!"
but all the same. I know what I am going to do with my life right now, but as soon as I get over with this part, I really don't know. Am I going to move back? Am I going to go back to USU? Will I stay down there? Will I marry? Will I pay off my debt?
These thoughts sort of snuck up on me.
I was not ready for them.
But now they are here.
And now I am thinking about them.
*sigh*

Poison

Let me Just get this out of the way...
X-men Is Amazing
There... Now on with life.

Just in case you didn't notice, There are a few new blogs on my blog list.
Most of these are a collaborative effort between Soren and I.
Dear Me,
Letters between Trea, Warren, Topher, and Ranna over their summer break, and possibly longer.
The Coffee Shop
Where Universes Collide
Words In Our Head
Stories
imagine...
This is my blog, for my ideas about teaching and life

BTW, I just finished putting out bug and slug poison in my yard... hence the title

Wishing For My Own Moving Castle.. And Possibly A Wizard To Go With It

***Updated***

What a wonderful movie. What a wonderful book!
I had forgotten how much I love the book!
My good friend Soren brought something to my attention the other day.
she talked about comfort books.
got me to thinking about what mine were.

Howl's Moving Castle.
Where everything seems to be so real and different and hard and right and wonderful. Much like my life where sometimes I feel like Sophie. Sometimes like Howl, Michael, Lettie, Martha, The Scarecrow, Calcifer.... And everyone else.

Ella Enchanted.
Where she has everything worked out and it all seems to evolve on its own making her life turn upside down and right side up. Making her miserable and happy and in between until finally it starts to work out, but not in the way she had planned.

Percy Jackson Series.
Because Percy is not perfect, he has his faults and he has his friends and he pushes through, finding a way to work out his problems even when everything seems hopeless.

Sabriel.
Where she is shoved into a world she knows nothing about and she works through it making the world work with her.

Elantris.
Everything is worked out for them.
It even will be pleasant.
Then everything goes wrong.
But they don't despair.
they stand strong and become examples  for the people around them.
And as they become strong, giving and giving to others, they gain the things they wanted all along.

The Goose Girl.
She has a life that she is not comfortable with but through the process of many many hard trials she finds the life, courage, and love she always dreamed of.

thrice, three, san

Packing, Packing, Packing!
I love it when boxes are already packed and we only need to stack them in the garage!
"they're in the Gar-ra-ge!" hehe love the movie

Sherlock! What an amazing show! Only three episodes right now, watch it! Watch it! watch it!
there is not a new Young Justice yet. *sigh*
I love the wind, running, ice cream, sleeping, Percy Jackson, The Lost Hero (Son of Neptune this fall!), Harry Potter (which is going to end... again!), my family, my friends, my life, and ... pretty much everything!

I love Percy Jackson.

And I love Jason Grace.

Pretty much anything Percy I love. 

Have you read any of the 5 Percy Jackson and the Olympian books? Or the Hero's of Olympus (right now there is only one)?

If not.... What are you reading this for!? Go read them now!

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Moving...

On my own
with no one else beside me

the Lost Hero

Forbidden truth

Hidden meanings

confusion of feelings
of thoughts
of meanings

indecision.

FINALS ARE ALMOST DONE!

Well after this week I can finally start putting my teaching idea's on my Pre-Teaching blog! I have been waiting for this!
Also, I am going to start putting my pictures up on my tumbler, so you can look there. I have quite a few pictures that I have not put on to the computer. I should do that.
I can't think of much to put on here right now, other than FINALS ARE ALMOST DONE!

Uncertainty

What would I do if everything I knew, suddenly changed?
Would I step up and finally do everything I know I should be doing? would I sit down and cry?
There is a feeling in the pit of my stomach, a knot of anxiety. This is not at all the comfortable feeling of peace I wish for, but then again it is nothing at all like the fear and hatred I feel toward myself when I do something I know I should not. It is just fear.
"Be still, and know that I am God."  - Psalms 48:10
God always has a plan for me. He will watch out for me. I will believe on him. I will trust him.

It's a Wonderful World

There are many things to be grateful for and I would like to name a few of them.
*hem hem*
1. Finishing Homework.
What a wonderful feeling to finish something that has taken so long! I love turning it in(even if I don't like doing it) and then being done!
2. Having the Power go Out.
Today the power went out in all of my county. Two of my brothers were bored out of their minds and as soon as the power came back on, up the stairs they went to the PS3. But my youngest brother was outside, like he is, and would rather be every moment of his life. We rely... I rely so much on technology. What would I do if I didn't have electricity? I would be able to do many things, but others... like making bread or creating a shelter, felling tree's (ok, I probably wouldn't have to do those things, but hey! you never know!) I think our society has forgotten what is is like to rely on the land for survival, and I do not think this is a good thing.
3. Friends
What a fantabulistic invention! Who knew we would need people to get us through Stats? or to come over on a whim just to talk or hang out? Oh right! That would be Heavenly Father! Which leads me to my next grateful comment....
4. The Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
I am so glad I know that I will be able to live with my family forever in the Celestial Kingdom with my Heavenly Father, and my brother Jesus. I am so grateful to know that, when I find him, I will be able to be sealed to my Husband for time and all eternity. I am grateful to know that death is not the end. I will see my loved ones again.
But most of all... I am so incredibly grateful that God always has a plan for me. He knows what is best for me, and will always give me what will help me grow.

p.s. what book is my second line from?

"You gonna Wash your hands?" "No Cause I'm Evil."

My recent love. The Flash. 

Wish I could be Iris.... but unfortunately I am not. 

I was recently asked how my love life was going and if I  was interested in anyone. My reply?

"Superboy, Flash, Robin... No one real though."

My mom seems to think that I can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality. (personally fantasy is much more exciting....) Unfortunately I do the difference. I know very well. But I find it easier to cope with reality when I have fantasy to fall back on. 

The Flash... Oh how I love him.
I love this song as well. Though it does make me a little sad when I listen to it a bunch. (which does happen quite often)


I have an acquaintance who committed suicide. They were found by two members of their family. How horrible that would be. It is bad enough when death strikes on it's own, but when a person helps it along? I don't know what I would do if someone I knew really well did that... What would  you do?

Back to a happier subject... I bought myself a Flash shirt and wear it when I run. :) What a happy way to run!

Maybe I should spend more time in reality... I do have all summer to fantasize...

But no. that would be no fun at all!

Who would your favorite superhero (of the moment) be?

can you guess mine? (there is an alltime champ, and there is the hero of the moment. Kudos for those who get both!)

Weeks of Miracles

Well I guess I should elaborate on my dad's accident. Or rather incident, as there are no accidents.
He was on a motorcycle ride with his friends, they had been gone all day.
Outside of Delta, they were on a mountain road, curving up the mountain.
His friends were a curve ahead when the realized my dad was not with them.
They turned around to find my dad sprawled out on the ground.
He told them he had been turning left, following the curve of the road, when a huge gust of wind came from the left and lifted his bike up in the air, with him still on it.
He remembers seeing a mile marker before he hit the ground.
His right light hit the mile marker, fracturing both the bones in his lower leg. He broke 6 vertebra (nothing that will impare him though), and 3 ribs.
a week and a half in the hospital with two surgeries.
The thing about the surgeries is a miracle.
After the first surgery the doctor told us that he set the bone perfectly, but there was not enough skin on his leg to cover it. Without the skin the bone could not heal properly. So they were going to have to do at least 3 more surgeries.
But a miracle happened.
The second surgery was to inspect the wound without the swelling that was present during the first one, and to remove any more dead or dying skin on the wound. But as it turns out there was no more dead or dying skin on his leg, allowing the doctors to close the wounds (with blue thread and staples mind you).
So many small and large miracles have happened in my life in the last two weeks, I would be a fool to not see God's hand in all of them!
So, Thank you Heavenly Father. Thank you for saving my dad, for saving us money, for giving my family a chance to become closer together. Thank you for your eternal grace that allows me to repent and be forgiven of my sins.
I know that my Heavenly Father loves me, and that he is watching out for me and my family. I know that I can be with my family forever.
In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Update

Well, Dad is home now. No thanks to the rehab home he was in.
Homework is piling up, it is hard to get it done while being a mom. I think I underestimate my mom, and mothers everywhere! Especially mothers that are going to school! On the bright side, they all got to raise their kids from birth (unless they are adopted). Well, this is just a quick update.
Life is hard, but no one ever said it would be easy.
Castle is on.

Yes, The Impossible Really Does Happen

Friday my dad was in a motorcycle accident.
We thought we would be able to take him home the next day.
As it turned out he would have to stay in the hospital for at least 2 weeks with multiple surgeries.
Then he went into a surgery on Monday and as it turned out he had plenty of skin to cover his bone! Which is the entire reason he would have had to stay in the hospital, cause he didn't have enough skin on his leg!
Heavenly Father really is looking out for us. He is so wonderful, giving us only as much as we can handle, and then sometimes even taking that away!
I would like to thank everyone one who prayed for my family and who has helped us get through this tough time. We are not out of it yet, but we can see a light at the end of the tunnel.

My World, Where the Impossible Happens Every Day

In your world, an extraordinary person would be someone like Albert Einstein. An extraordinary person in my world would be Superman.
There is a world, mingling with the world you know, where extra-un-ordinary people are ordinary. Where the impossible happens everyday.
A few people from my world have seen fit to give their live stories, but you would never know it. Their biographies were published as comic books. Partially because those brave few would not reveal our entire race without the entire race's approval. And partially because the comic books publishers were the only ones who believed, or maybe they were just greedy and needed a new story.
Whatever the reason, you have for sure heard of some on my fellow countrymen. Superman, Batman, The Flash,  Spider-man, The Hulk. Each of these men (there are also women) are the elite of our society. They are our leaders, the ones we look up to. And we are not all like them.
We have problems just like you.

I grew up in the middle of no where, outside of any town or village. There was no one living within 30 miles of us, and that is how we liked it. My grandparent's raised me, as my parents were superhero's of great consequence and could not raise me the way they wished. Grandma and Grandpa (also semi-famous superhero's) did not want anyone stumbling on us accidentally.
My powers manifested themselves very early. Normally around 13 years powers reveal themselves. I gained my first power at the age of 4.

(c) By Me. Do NOT use without permission.

Note to Self: Don't Drive Alone on an Unknown Road in the Dark After Watching A Scary Movie!

It is amazing the feeling that comes from suddenly realizing "hey, I know this song!"

Red Riding Hood, while a good movie, (other than the scenes that ARE NOT meant to be shown to public) was SCARY! Man, There is a reason I do not watch scary movies, and that is why!

It is time to take charge of my life. Seeing as God gave it to me so that I could make something out of it, not just pretend that I don't have to do anything.

First things first, I need to take at least 5 tests.  I need to plan for those and work them out. Study them and ace them.

Then I need to start making some more friends, though I am not sure how to go about doing that. I have never had to try to make friends before, it just sort of happened. 

Well, better late than never. 

Life is scary. 

There is not much to do about it.

Just live it and do the best I can.

All the While trying to do better. 

Every angle tries to pull me down.
One angle helps me back up.

Even when I cling to a hand, 

another grabs my wrist.

I shake it off, but not always...

I squirm away from darkness,

I reach up for the light.

SCUM

I love when I get my homework done. It feels so amazing.
It is much easier to do my homework when I actually have fun doing it, such as when it is art!
Now I have the rest of the day to do what ever I want. But I still have things I should do, like chores, piano, vacuum my room, maybe even eat the rest of my birthday cake....mmmmmmmm.
Well, nothing new to report. Just cousins coming over. I love cousins. And their friends.
And I love Scum! Such a fun game! Here's how to play!
Just enjoy. Ok? enjoy

A Lush, Green Mind

"The consequences of industrialization and growth."
In I am Number Four he talks about how his planet was once struggling like earth is now.
My mother keeps telling me I am at a turning point, I am trying to make it through as the blast doors are closing around me.
The world is at a turning point.

Christ will come and the earth will be born again.

I can be born again each time I try again, each Sunday when I take the sacrament.
I can work harder at my studies, work to become better in the aspects of my life where I am lacking.
Change is never easy, never.
Why can't it be easier?
Because we have set patterns that we like, that we stick to, and in order to break those patterns... we have to do something we are uncomfortable. Something I have never done before.
It is scary to change. It is scary to do something new
But it is also exciting.
What is it about doing something new, the first day of school, Christmas, starting a new job, going to a new place, that is so exhilarating?
Maybe it is the notion that I am doing something new, I am starting fresh, I am starting clean.
I can do better here than I have done before.
and I can.

My Life is a Gift

Trying to start studying is the hardest part of actually studying.
I have to put everything aside, and work on just the thing I need to, even though BOOK I really would rather PHONE!do other things like FACEBOOK take a nap or even BLOG do the dishes.
There are so many things I would rather be doing other than homework, but when I actually buckle down and do it I feel so much better about myself. Maybe I should just take baby steps, and start with typing my notes and then maybe I will get somewhere after that!
Well since I am already procrastinating.... I was thinking the other day. ("a dangerous past-time!" "I know!" - Beauty and the Beast)
Any man I meet, could become the one. That boy at dance class could be the one I spend eternity with ( I don't think so, but hey you never know!) Or maybe that one kid that I saw at work once. God only knows.
That is why I have decided, unless I think I could marry someone, I do not want to be in a more than friends relationship at all. Dates are fine, and mostly for fun and getting to know people better anyway, but to have a boyfriend is a rather large commitment and I do not want to break anyone's heart if I don't have to. (Though my mom does often tell me that boys can't help but fall in love with me.... :)

Sometimes it feels like life and love is all a big game of chance, and if I end up with the one I should will only happen if I get all 6's.
But I know it is not.
"My life is a gift,
My Life has a plan,
My life has a purpose
in Heaven it began.
My choice was to come
To this lovely home on earth
And seek for God's light
To Direct me from Birth.

I will follow God's plan for me
Holding fast to his words and his love.
I will work
and I will pray
I will always walk in his way
And I will be happy on earth
And in my home above."

LDS Children's Songbook pg 164

It's Spring

...
This is how I feel
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I Love Dancing!

do you understand now?
I am a bit, happy, excited, confused, freaking out, and a little bit hyper.
I have not felt this way in a looooooooong time!
I forgot how good it feels. Makes me want to dance the down street! But then I take one step outside the door and the cold wind pushes me back in.
Maybe I will just dance in the kitchen instead!

Of Safety and Such

Piccaso face for Art class

I just can't get enough of how well this picture turned out! I really love it quite a lot!
Well today my room is clean. Beautiful and clean. I love it! I cleaned my sheets, did my homework, watched the first half of My Fair Lady, got bored, turned it off. Clay came over, nearly died because my brothers were smoothering him. Finished my homework, did some dishes, now I am ready to watch People Will Talk with Cary Grant.
I have seen it once before, and it is nearly as good, if not as good, as the Happiest Millionaire.
Old movies are the best.
They don't have and of the nasty things today's movies do. I feel very safe when I watch a black and white movie.
I also feel safe when I am warm, when I am in my bed, when I get a hug from my mom after a long day. There is nothing like being safe.
And when you are safe, then you are able to progress up the triangle.
I have been using this triangle quite a bit in my child guidance class. And It makes a lot of sense to me as well.
Child Guidance (though I hate going, simply because I would like be asleep) is my favorite class. I love learning about how to keep yourself moving, how to help myself be better so that I can help my children and my students some day.

"Something Brought You Here. Fate. Destiny." "A Horse." - Tangled

There are many things That prove to me God is real. Even though they could be taken for something eles, Fate, Destiny, (a Horse), chance, luck, or any number of other things. But that is not what they are. When good things happen because of our actions, it is because of God. He blesses us. He only wants what is best for us, and that is not always what we want, but it is always what we need.
For instance, Last night as I came home from work, I knew institute would be starting soon, but I didn't want to go. I wanted nothing more than to stay home and go to bed early.
After 20 minutes of fighting myself I finally just bolted out the door and got in the car.
The class I went to was great, we spoke of world war II and the events that happened and what the church did during those events.
Then after, when I normally don't have anyone to talk to, I got to speak to Pianoman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Dale.
It was incredibly fun! (though I hope you realize, my Wonder Woman and Flash are completely different than DC comics Wonder Woman and Flash)  There was karaoke and we all sang Under the Sea for the last song.
I hope that I get to become better friends with them. Well the only person who will decide that is me.


This is a continuation of the story I posted yesterday, Soren Cantus and I are writing it.


"What should I do with it? I can't leave it here!" Aliana looked around at her surroundings as if they would snatch the egg away.
"You're right, Aliana. This egg is your responsibility now. You must raise it."
She sighed under the weight of responsibility that suddenly rested on her shoulders.
Her mother stood. "We must return home, it will be dark with in the hour."
Aliana nodded, not taking her eyes off of the egg.
The egg seemed to hum with life. She held it to her chest, then stood, bowing  to the dead violet dragon, and then following her mother.
they walked home quietly, pondering the events that had occurred.
Aliana climbed up the ladder to her room in the attic, then proceeded to make a nest of blankets on her bed to set the egg in. When she was finished, she took one last glance at the egg before dissapearing down into the main floor to help prepare dinner.
As dinner was being prepared, Aliana kept looking up toward her room, distracted with thoughts of the dragon.
Her mother tolerated her lack of focus until after dinner. "Go up dear. You should be with the egg."
Aliana bolted from the table, clamering up the ladder.
She sat next to the egg, taking it into her arms, taking them both into unconsciousness.
As the night wore on, the egg grew warmer, as if the dragon were moving rapidly inside.
It started rocking jostling Aliana in her sleep enough to wake her.
The sun was just starting to break over the horizon.
Aliana looked at the egg, but had to look away quickly. It was emitting a light bright as the sun.
After a moment, the light subsided and Aliana could once again look at the egg. A spiderweb of cracks appeared on the surface.
She ran her hand over the face of the egg, and it began to shake violently.
She pulled her hand back just as part of the egg burst away.
A snout poked out, the mouth opening and barking out a high-pitched cry.
Aliana held her breath with excitement as the dragon broke away from her egg completely.
It flopped onto her bed, still slimy, covered in whatever liquid that had surrounded it in the egg. Its wings were wet and limp, lacking muscle and strength. Yet they were twice as long as its body was long, meant for flying.
Aliana reached out with her right hand, touching the dragons snout.
A vast piercing lighted void suddenly surrounded her.
She cried out, startled, searching for a way out, a way to shield herself from the void.
Two figures gradually took shape: The young dragon and its mother. The mother was touching the her snout to her child, lovingly.
Then the mother looked at Aliana and her voice resonated through the void. You will be my child's companion.
Aliana fell to her knees, bowing herself out of respect for the great beast. I will value him with my life.
And he will do the same.
The light faded and Aliana found herself on her bed.

Reminder!

I want to remind everyone that my blog for art class has changed! it is now Pre-Teaching!
Just click on that link to go there. I also have it listed in my blog list.
But feel free to keep reading this blog too! As I love it and have loved it for 4 years!

Just a reminder
\http://preteaching.blogspot.com/

Found.

Finding a patter in life can be difficult when everything around does not fit together.
but according to the System's theory, Humans need patterns to function properly.
How can I bring a pattern into my life now, with everything changing every week?

I don't know where my boots are
and that makes me really sad.


I want to cry my eyes out
But that would make me feel bad.


I found my boots in my chair
resting for a while


And now I wear my boots all day
no longer feeling vile!


Aliana was walking around the feilds by her home when she heard a terrible screaming roar. She dropped to the ground, afraid the dragons were attacking. But when nothing happened for several minutes She brought her head up, looking around.
She heard the noise again and picked herself up. Crouching to avoid detection, she scurried through the forest.
Once again the noise sounded, though it was weaker. She was sure she was close.
She ran out from behind a tree, but quickly a towering red dragon glowering over a smaller violet dragon who was laying on her side, feebly trying to fend off the red dragon.
Aliana reached for her arrow, stringing her bow, then took aim.
She was ready to kill this red dragon, though she knew it would be difficult. Then the wind changed and the red dragon's head jerked in her direction.
That was all the violet dragon needed. She stroke, her jaws wrapped around the oppressing dragon's neck.
Aliana watched and the red dragon fought the violet one, then slowly grew weaker, and finally stopped all together.
The violet dragon unclenched her jaws and the red dragon fell to the ground, dead.
She shuddered to the ground, her tail flopping uselessly.
Aliana bit her lip, her conscience told her to flee, but her curiosity chided her.
You will never get another chance to see a dragon up close like this!
Aliana took a deep breath and moved out of the thicket toward the dragon.
The dragon's breath was heavy and labored. She touched it and jerked her hand back. The scales felt as if they were on fire!
The violet dragon lifted it's lip in a silent snarl.
Aliana moved away, then cautiously moved toward the dragon's head.
She knelt before the dragon and cast her eyes at the ground, extending her hand, palm facing the sky.
The dragon made a noise in it's throat then snaked it's head forward.
Aliana trembled as its nostrils flared right by her hand, exhaling a snort of warm breath.
She closed her eyes and put her hand on the dragon's snout.
It let her hand rest there, then pulled away, laying it's head down on the ground.
The dragon had it's eyes fixed on Aliana.
When she looked up the dragon glanced at her closed claws then at Aliana, then back at her claw again.
The dragon's eyes fluttered briefly.
Aliana looked around. She couldn't leave it here, especially if there was another dragon around like that dead red one.
She took her bow and shot two arrows up into the sky, one after another, a signal she and her mother had developed to tell her mother that she needed her.
She sat for a half hour, soothing the dying dragon. she shot three more signals before her mother came.
Her mother was running up the hill, "Daughter! Are you hurt?" she called breathlessly.
Ariana shook her head. "No I am fine, but... the dragon." she guestured to the violet dragon.
Her mother hesitated. " You remembered it is a wild animal?"
"Yes."
"and you treated the wild animal as I taught you?"
"With the respect of submitting to a master."
Her mother nodded. "Good, lets see what we can do to help this beast."
Aliana moved toward the dragon. Her mother balked as she was the red dragon. But as Aliana moved toward the violet dragon, her mother relaxed.
Aliana noticed but didn't say anything.
"What can we do?" She asked her mother.
Her mother sighed after she inspected the dragon.
"I am afraid there is nothing we can do."
"What do you mean?" Aliana said, worried.
"She is dying. She can't make it much longer." her mother shook her head.
aliana rocked back on her heels, her face falling. "Are you certain?"
"I am sorry m y dear. but she has only moments left."
"Is there any comfort we can give her?"
"I am not certain." her mother sighed again and put a hand on Aliana's shoulder.
The dragon's eyes fought for Aliana's attention.
Aliana sadly looked at the dragon. "I'm sorry I can't do more to help you." she whispered.
The dragon blinked once then looked at it's claw again.
Aliana noticed a glint from inside the claw.
There was something cradled under there!
Aliana crawled forward and moved the claws away. The dragon snarled weakly.
She jerked back her hand, making soothing clicking noises with her tongue. She reached forward and stroked the dragon's claw.
The dragon sighed sadly and relinquished it's grip as life faded from it's eyes.
Aliana moved the paw away and gasped, picking up the treasure.
She tenderely held an egg in her arms.
"Mother, look." she said quietly.
Her mnother reached forward and stroked the egg, her eyes soft in wonder.
"Aliana, you've found a precious treasure."

"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the Moon."

"Life as we know it does not stand still."

Children constantly bring surprise. Jesus gather children around and their tongues were loosed and they spoke marvelous things. I am of the opinion that Children today often have their tongues loosed.
The expression "Out of the mouths of babes..." is very true. children say things we know are true but do not want to admit.
Do not underestimate a child.
After all, Michael Jordan was kicked off of his Jr. High basketball team, and now look where he is.

Not only can children surprise in their knowledge of things, but their emotional intelligence is often beyond that of adults. As they grow older, adults tend to over-complicate and over-think many things in their lives and they take away the ease that was known as a child. Somehow Children get everything they need finished and still have hours of play. Granted they have much less to do, but much of what they do, even chores, are considered play.
I remember when I was young, my best friend and I would have 'Slave time.' We would go to her house or my house and do hard labor (ie. scrub the floors with a scrub brush, clean the tops of the cupboards), and all the while we were imagining.
Work does not have to be hard and flavorless. Maybe imagining yourself as a princess who is forced to clean the castle does not appeal to you, well, then don't do that. Maybe just pretend you are having fun. Pretend you are the worlds best singer and turn on some music as loud as you want and belt it out as you work.
When you feel self-conscience just remember... "When in doubt, Fake 'em out!" Act like you are the Belle of the ball and you will be, everyone will see you that way.
Act as if you have all the confidence in the world, you will gain it.
"When ever I feel afraid, I hold my head erect, and whistle a happy tune, and no one will suspect I'm afraid." - The King and I.
Do not set limits for yourself. Goals are great, but make sure you remind yourself that you can work past your goals.
I leave you with a final quote from an unlikely source.

"It's amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one can do." - Garfeild.

A Happy Story

Sometimes is it the little things that make the day a good one. (actually, that is most of the time)

For instance. Here is Eaven, out of high school two years, not a single date.

And over here is Dale who is a wonderful man preparing for his mission.

Working together is fun and they like to be in each other's company.

Once they watched a movie together calling it a "party."

And so Dale says he would like to have another party, and Eaven jumps on the idea and invites everyone she can see!
Then Eaven and Dale are texting, trying to figure out what movie to watch at this party that is going to be so cool. But Eaven gets tired.
"I am going to take a nap now, but I will be back in about a 1/2 hour."
"Make sure you are cause I have something important to ask you."

A smile spread across Eaven's face as she drifts to sleep.

A half an hour later Eaven texts Dale again, and he probes her with questions.
"Do you work on this day?"
"are you doing anything after this time?"
Then the messages stop for a few minutes and Eaven feels dread. He is going to text her and ask her on a date. She would say yes, she would like to go with him, but asking her out over a text? Really?

But her fears are unfounded. Her phone rings and the caller is "Dale"
"I hear it on good authority that you don't work this day and are free after this time." He says.
Eaven smiles. "You must have a great source because they are correct."
"Well, If that is the case would you like to go on a date with me?"

Screaming Cold

When the temperatures drop, my voice raises.
I scream when I get into a cold car.
It is just what I do.

When Stats is way to fast, I scramble to write.
I figure it out in my head.
It is just what I do.

When my pencil creates something other than what I pictured, I frustrate.
I alter and beautify.
It is just what I do.

When tomorrow morning looms, I pay no mind to the time.
I exhaust my already exhausted body.
It is just what I do.

Extra! Extra!

So, as my art class requires a blog for art class, and not one I use often, I have made a blog for art class!

http://preteaching.blogspot.com/

This is where I will post my art things, I may post them on here as well, but only if I really like them.
Then when my art class is done, I will post things about school here and what I am doing to get ready to teach!

I will post my teaching idea's and what I have tried out. What has worked, and what should be improved. and... what should never be attempted again!

Again, What is Art?

So What is Art again?
I want to expound on this topic, some more.


This is the original post.

According to Google Art is the product of human creativity.
So, according to this definition, Monkey's cannot make art. In my art class, we talked about a monkey that made art and they had an entire show full of this art. But Google says this monkey cannot make art. In my previous post, I did not research what art is.
But an Art History Website says that art does not have a satisfactory definition.
Britannica Encyclopedia says art is "a visual object or experience consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination."
My friend Joe says "Art is something which you create using some sort of medium ... which present an idea or emotion in a symbolic fashion which can be intelligibly communicated to the audience or viewer in a meaningful way."

In my previous post, I did not research what art is. But after looking at just a few opinions of what art is, I have changed my opinion. I did not have a real opinion before. But now I do.

Art is something created, whether by nature or man, to inspire and to instigate some sort of feeling in someone else.

Google. Google, - . Google. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.

Witcombe, Christopher. Art History. Sweet Briar College, - 1997. Google. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.

Britannica Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, - . Google. Web. 24 Jan. 2011. 

F, Joe. Web. 17 Jan. 2011.

Rice Balls

Update/ Note to all:

I have discovered something butter does not  taste good with!
Cold tuna riceballs.... I only took one bite and threw it away!
Maybe if I changed it up a little or fried it differently (by the way I was frying riceballs in different things today ie. Butter, soy sauce[mmm], and olive oil)
So my dad said he had never had one of my riceballs so I decided I needed to make him some. but then I still had 5 in the fridge... and I couldn't waste those! So I decided to try my hand at frying riceballs.
And for some reason I cannot make them look like they do on the video!

Maybe that is because I didn't do what it said! Haha that would explain a lot!

So I have some sea weed (nori) but no one in my family likes it, and frankly, I have only tried one flavor of seaweed that I like... I wonder what kind it was. dang. I am pretty sure it is more of an acquired taste, and I need to acquire that taste!

Update 2:
So.. I tried the soysauce riceball... and I think I need to try again cause it did not taste good!
I put salmon in some and those are ok... but I think I did something wrong. my riceballs are not that great today. I need to study up on this some more!

When South turns to North

Ran for 45 minutes 39 seconds today (45:39)!
Once again covered in mud!
I am going to go longer and long until I can reach my goals!

I hate it when a good show goes south.
Say, you know how scientists say the poles of the earth flip every million years or so? Well if you don't know, read this and you will!
anyway, I was thinking we will have to say "don't you hate it when a good thing goes north" instead of south.
random thought but still a good one.

Update: I am getting better and better at making riceballs! I want to try some cool things to put in them, but I don't know what to do. I have used Tuna and mayonase, sausage, strawberries and semi-sweet chocolate (I DO NOT recommend this one), and hamburger.
But I need some that I could just leave out. i want to be able to stick it in a lunch box and eat it just how it is, and without it being cold. I do NOT like cold riceballs, or at least the tuna ones.

Keep Moving Forward

run thorough the mud? check!

Today has been... rather uneventful yet very fulling at the same time.
First, take the boys to school.
Then crochet and watch HTTYD
Continue crocheting and watch Speed Racer
Get off my lazy bum and run for 3 to 4 miles in the mud.


Let me make something clear right now. slipping and sliding while trying to run is much much harder than just running, even for 6 miles. But it is worth it!


When exercising  there are several obstacles to pass
1. When first starting, it feels like you can't do anything, trust me I know. It seems impossible that you will ever get to your first goal. Keep Moving Forward.
2. After you get over the aching muscles it seems like you aren't doing enough, because now you can't feel it anymore. Trust me, you are still getting strong. Keep Moving Forward.
3. Now you are stuck in a rut, you keep doing the same thing over and over and you are so bored you want to die. Shake it off.  Mix it up. Keep Moving Forward.
4. Your goal is in sight, but you can't seem to reach it. Keep Moving Forward.
5. AT LAST! You have reached your goal! Good Job! Keep Moving Forward.
6. Set a new goal for yourself. Keep Moving Forward.
But I have some bad news... for your new goal, you may be able to skip step 1.. but steps 2-6 must be repeated every day. Maybe this is to teach patience. Maybe this is to teach reliability. Maybe we are just learning how to use our stubborn natures. But what ever it is... Keep Moving Forward.

The Way It 'Should Be'

This video was shown towards the end of my art class. (minus the spanish subtitles) But really. What is art?
I don't have an answer.
Art is in the eye of the beholder. To me, even scattered papers over the ground can be art. But to to ohers, it must have a purpose. Art cannot be accidental.
I had a creative arts teacher who said when he was in 2nd or 3rd grade he drew a picture and made the sky purple and the grass blue. He took the picture to his teacher, expecting praise. She took one look at it and shook her head.
She stood up in front of the class room and held the picture up for all the students to see.
"this is not art." and she proceeded to rip the picture and throw it into the garbage, right there, in front of everyone.
So to her, everything must be the way it should be, but then that brings up the discussion of 'how do we know what should be?'
People thought the world was flat, that was the way it 'should be' until someone proved to them that the earth was round, then that was the way it 'should be.'
There is no right answer. There is no "this is art, and this is not."

for some this can be art
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for others only this is art =====>
so what is it really?
What is art?

Some Facts about Life 2

With math test... isn't the general idea to test what you have already learned?
Well, The accuplacer test does not do that. It says it does, but guess what? It DOES NOT!
I am trying to prove I know how to do math 1010, (which I do) and yet for some unknown reason, there is geometry and trigonometry on this test...
WHY!
This does not make any sense.


But, some good news.
For this semester I will be posting some things from my art class on here.
I will post my assignments and the art projects I and some students do...
It should be amazing. :)

I am going to like this teacher. She does not like grading. But she has to use something, so she does.
This semester, is going to be great.

New Years Resolutions.

I have never seriously made a new years resolution. And just now I have decided that I need to make one, if not more.
I figure it does not matter if it is a little late, as long as I actually do it.

First, some background.
I went to California yesterday (and go my braces off!) and heard a commercial:
"Why not set a resolution you can actually accomplish, unlike 'losing weight', 'eating right', 'getting out of debt.'"
For some reason this commercial thinks that I can't do anything except buy a car.
Let me tell you something right now. I can do anything. 
And so I am going to.
I am going to set realistic goals for myself to help me achieve bigger goals.
1. Run 13 miles in a half-Marathon.
 I can run six, so what is 13? I guess I could work towards a 10k also....
2. Run a 10k
 I will do both
3. Pass all of my classes with A's
 This will be hard, especially sine I am taking more credits than normal and still working, but I can do anything.
4. Get to bed on time, most of the time.
 It is unrealistic for me to say I am going to be in bed by 10 every single night for the rest of the year. I can't do that any more than I can change the orbit of the moon. Things come up and I need to deal with those things. But I can be in bed by 10 most nights and then take a nap when I need it.
5. Get up on time
 7 is a prime time to wake up, and I hate waking up late. (Late being 7:30 or later) I feel gross and groggy for the rest of the day.

I am going to face my fears.