Emma is my baby sister
I wonder if she knows I really love her
I hear the sweet sound of her laughter
I see her smile brightening my day
I want to give her a big hug
Emma is my baby sister
I pretend I'm not jealous of her
I feel happy when around her
I touch her blond curls
I worry she doesn't feel appreciated
I cry when she cries
Emma is my baby sister
I understand we're very different
I say things I really don't mean
I dream of her jokes
I try to see the very best in her
I hope she knows how much I love her
Emma is my baby sister
Happy Birthday Emma, I hope you have a fantastic day!!! I love you so much!
Dec 24, 2010
Dec 19, 2010
New Hair!!!
Ha, I've been very much the teenage girl I am through out these last posts. This one isn't going to be much different . . . :P I cut my hair!!! so instead of boring you with details I'm just going to cut right to the chase and show you a picture . . . =D
I love my hair this way :) Hope you like it too :) Happy day!! Merry Christmas to you too :)
I love my hair this way :) Hope you like it too :) Happy day!! Merry Christmas to you too :)
Dec 17, 2010
Little Shop of Horrors
Oh my goodness!!! I'm pretty stinken excited about this info I'm going to share with you!! I've made it into our school musical Little Shop of Horrors. Yah, I know, it's like the weirdest musical EVER, but hey, it's soooooooooooooooooooo fun to be in musicals so I couldn't really care less!!
I'm just in the ensemble, but it's still super amazing. The auditions were sooooooooooooo scary but way fun. hahaha. I've already made lots of friends!! It's great. And the choir teacher isn't as scary anymore!! Hahaha. Well that's all I really have to say about this because I've got to be off anyways. soooooooooooooooo . . . I'll catch ya later. have a most fabulous day!!!
-A Little Bird
I'm just in the ensemble, but it's still super amazing. The auditions were sooooooooooooo scary but way fun. hahaha. I've already made lots of friends!! It's great. And the choir teacher isn't as scary anymore!! Hahaha. Well that's all I really have to say about this because I've got to be off anyways. soooooooooooooooo . . . I'll catch ya later. have a most fabulous day!!!
-A Little Bird
The Suggestion Box
I've thought a lot about things I'd like to see in my household when I'm older. This list comes a lot from what I see that could help me personally if it were applied in my home right now. There are certain times when all of the sudden my parents will say we're leaving "RIGHT NOW!!!" when I've never had any idea that I was supposed to do something and so I'm sitting at the computer in my PJs . . . Doesn't quite work for me. This happens a lot. Sometimes I'll know we're doing something, but I'll have no idea when . . . so I'm never ready. Doesn't quite work for me. This also happens when my parents call for family scripture study, or prayer, or even dinner. It's tough for a person like me.
Something I want to implement, at least in my household in the future, is a family calendar, any one can write on it, any one can put anything on it. And then anything that isn't on that calendar doesn't get done. I'm a person that likes to have a schedule. I don't like being interrupted when I'm doing something. In fact it's REALLY irritating. I like to schedule exactly what I'm going to do each day, so yeah, I even schedule in free time. The only time that I don't really schedule is after 9:00 pm. It's pretty intense. My basic schedule starts off like this . . .
6:00 Get up, bathroom, contacts, get dressed, makeup and hair
6:45 Free Time
7:00 Breakfast
7:15 Shoes on and back pack ready
7:30 Leave for school
7:35 Reach school and go to class
2:40 Little Shop of Horrors Rehearsal
4:00 Leave rehearsal, mom picks me up
4:10 Homework, chores, free time
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Homework, chores, free time
. . .
Do you get my point? I schedule EVERYTHING!!! and when stuff varies from my schedule and routine I get REALLY thrown for a loop . . .
So yah . . . I'm going to have an awesome calendar (probably google calendar) with all my kids accounts connected so they can edit and update the calendar and then we'll all know what's going on. I'll even ask my kids to put in when they're going to do their chores and homework that way I know that we can't all of a sudden go out to dinner or go mini golf or who knows what else. Get my point??
Anyways, about the title, The Suggestion Box, I'm thinking that it'll be an ongoing series. Just like it says, it's going to be little suggestions and ideas that I come up with that I want to do in my own household sometimes. Hey, you might find something you want to use yourself. So . . . it works all around.
May love, peace and happiness find you all!!
-A Little Bird
Something I want to implement, at least in my household in the future, is a family calendar, any one can write on it, any one can put anything on it. And then anything that isn't on that calendar doesn't get done. I'm a person that likes to have a schedule. I don't like being interrupted when I'm doing something. In fact it's REALLY irritating. I like to schedule exactly what I'm going to do each day, so yeah, I even schedule in free time. The only time that I don't really schedule is after 9:00 pm. It's pretty intense. My basic schedule starts off like this . . .
6:00 Get up, bathroom, contacts, get dressed, makeup and hair
6:45 Free Time
7:00 Breakfast
7:15 Shoes on and back pack ready
7:30 Leave for school
7:35 Reach school and go to class
2:40 Little Shop of Horrors Rehearsal
4:00 Leave rehearsal, mom picks me up
4:10 Homework, chores, free time
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Homework, chores, free time
. . .
Do you get my point? I schedule EVERYTHING!!! and when stuff varies from my schedule and routine I get REALLY thrown for a loop . . .
So yah . . . I'm going to have an awesome calendar (probably google calendar) with all my kids accounts connected so they can edit and update the calendar and then we'll all know what's going on. I'll even ask my kids to put in when they're going to do their chores and homework that way I know that we can't all of a sudden go out to dinner or go mini golf or who knows what else. Get my point??
Anyways, about the title, The Suggestion Box, I'm thinking that it'll be an ongoing series. Just like it says, it's going to be little suggestions and ideas that I come up with that I want to do in my own household sometimes. Hey, you might find something you want to use yourself. So . . . it works all around.
May love, peace and happiness find you all!!
-A Little Bird
Dec 3, 2010
I'm Fine.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine and you?"
"I'm fine. So . . . "
How may times do we have conversations that start exactly like this? I'd have to say I probably have a conversation start like this daily, if not multiple times daily.
How often is this the case?
I'd have to say this (points at picture =D ) probably also happens daily . . . How often are you going to tell the person you're talking to I feel awful? My life sucks!! The only time we actually deviate from the typical "I'm fine" response is when our life is absolutely phenomenal, which in that case you'd proceed to say, "I'm doing fantastic! I'm so glad you asked, and this is why I'm so happy" etc. etc.
Often times the person asking you how you are doesn't really care either . . . Sad to say, but how often does a cashier at the store ask how you're doing? Maybe a teacher? Maybe a friend? Maybe even a colleague? Hey, maybe they do genuinely care. Maybe they do want you to answer truthfully, but often times it's just a way to get the conversation rolling or just a way to be polite.
I once had my choir teacher ask the whole class how we were. She said something along the lines of, "So how are we today class?"
. . .
Am I the only one confused by that? Why would you ask such a general question like that when you'd get such varied responses from individuals. When you're asked a question like that you're supposed to act in the positive. Did she care how we felt? Probably not. Not until I said I was miserable. Why was I miserable? I have NO clue. But she didn't care until she heard, "Not very good" come out of my mouth. She then got this concerned look on her face (it was great!! hahaha) and she said, "Oh no!! What's wrong?" Like I said earlier, why was I miserable? No idea. So I just said "It's been one of those days." She said, "I had one of those yesterday." And moved on. Did she really care that I was upset? No. Or she would have delved deeper into my answer and asked "Well, what's made it one of those days?" How are you . . . such a stupid pointless question.
So . . . why do we ask the question? Why do we ask each other how we are? When we typically lie . . . ? Or don't care what the other person has to say? To tell you the truth I don't know. =) hahaha, what do you expect? I'm a teenage girl, I don't have the answers. My frontal lobe isn't completely developed. :) hahaha, or so my psychology teacher says.
This is a really short post . . . haha. But I honestly have nothing more to say. I don't know why we ask each other how we are. I don't know why we don't answer truthfully. I don't know.
What do you think? Have you ever had one of those experiences where you wonder why people just go through the ritual?
"I'm fine and you?"
"I'm fine. So . . . "
How may times do we have conversations that start exactly like this? I'd have to say I probably have a conversation start like this daily, if not multiple times daily.
How often is this the case?
I'd have to say this (points at picture =D ) probably also happens daily . . . How often are you going to tell the person you're talking to I feel awful? My life sucks!! The only time we actually deviate from the typical "I'm fine" response is when our life is absolutely phenomenal, which in that case you'd proceed to say, "I'm doing fantastic! I'm so glad you asked, and this is why I'm so happy" etc. etc.
Often times the person asking you how you are doesn't really care either . . . Sad to say, but how often does a cashier at the store ask how you're doing? Maybe a teacher? Maybe a friend? Maybe even a colleague? Hey, maybe they do genuinely care. Maybe they do want you to answer truthfully, but often times it's just a way to get the conversation rolling or just a way to be polite.
I once had my choir teacher ask the whole class how we were. She said something along the lines of, "So how are we today class?"
. . .
Am I the only one confused by that? Why would you ask such a general question like that when you'd get such varied responses from individuals. When you're asked a question like that you're supposed to act in the positive. Did she care how we felt? Probably not. Not until I said I was miserable. Why was I miserable? I have NO clue. But she didn't care until she heard, "Not very good" come out of my mouth. She then got this concerned look on her face (it was great!! hahaha) and she said, "Oh no!! What's wrong?" Like I said earlier, why was I miserable? No idea. So I just said "It's been one of those days." She said, "I had one of those yesterday." And moved on. Did she really care that I was upset? No. Or she would have delved deeper into my answer and asked "Well, what's made it one of those days?" How are you . . . such a stupid pointless question.
So . . . why do we ask the question? Why do we ask each other how we are? When we typically lie . . . ? Or don't care what the other person has to say? To tell you the truth I don't know. =) hahaha, what do you expect? I'm a teenage girl, I don't have the answers. My frontal lobe isn't completely developed. :) hahaha, or so my psychology teacher says.
This is a really short post . . . haha. But I honestly have nothing more to say. I don't know why we ask each other how we are. I don't know why we don't answer truthfully. I don't know.
What do you think? Have you ever had one of those experiences where you wonder why people just go through the ritual?
Dec 2, 2010
An Obsession and Dilemma
Btw . . . this post is going to really show how much of a teenage girl I still am. Soooooooooooo . . . if you have a problem with that . . . you'll probably really dislike this post. Sorry!! But I'm the author ;)Okay. Onto the real matter at hand. Last week during Thanksgiving break I discovered, drum roll please . . . Adam Lambert!
While most people are going all gaga over Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner I'm going crazy over Adam.
K . . . I'm not only going to say that I'm going crazy cause he is hot. (But is he not? I mean look at him!!) But he also has the most amazing laugh and personality. Plus can I mention his fantastic voice?
I could go on and on about this hott hott man. But I won't because I'm off to the dilemma portion of this post. He's gay. AGH!!! Sigh. Such a waste. Such a beautiful waste.
It gets to me. Why do the hottest celebrities always, and I mean ALWAYS!!! turn out to be gay?? Hahaha, it's not like I think I have a chance with him, because, heck, I'd be foolin myself if that's what I thought. But it's kinda awkward when I'm playing Truth or Dare and they say "Who's your celebrity crush?" And I have to say it's Adam Lambert . . . they always (with out fail) ask if I know he's gay and I have to say, "Yes, I know he's gay, such a pity." Or if it's at a school and people ask me what my favorite music is I say, "Adam Lambert . . ." and again they ask, "Do you know he's gay?"
YES, I KNOW HE'S GAY!!! I'd have to be an IDIOT NOT TO KNOW!!!
Wow, now that I've got that out of the way I feel so free!! :D
Can I help thinking he's a total babe? Can I help melting at his voice? Can I help thinking he is soooooooooo freaken amazing? Ha, not really :D But that's okay. Because for right now, I'm in love :) And it's great.
This is my absolute most favorite song of his, hope you enjoy! It's been going through my head all week!!
Dec 1, 2010
Mad World
I stumbled upon this picture today . . .
And it got me to thinking . . . about what a crazy world we live in. We're all on our own path. Some of us to greatness, others to just being what we would call normal. Then I thought of a song. This is probably one of the best covers of a song I've ever heard. Go ahead and give it a listen. Oh, btw, the video itself is kinda odd . . . what do you do I guess?
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places
Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going no where
Going no where
And the tears are filling up their glasses
No expression
No expression
And in my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow
No tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
And I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very... mad world... mad world...
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen
Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me
No one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me
Look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very... mad world... mad world...
Mad World
Mad World
What a mad world we do live in. So many things try and cut us down. There are so many people who think that they're better than we are. So many song lyrics that we can connect to, "Whataya want from me?" (P!nk and Adam Lambert). So many children's stories we connect to, "What Was I Scared Of?" (Dr. Seuss) tells the experience of a character who repeatedly meets up with an empty pair of pale-green pants. The character is initially afraid of the pants. However when he screams for help and the pants also start to cry, he realizes that "They were just as scared as I!" After that the empty pants becomes good friends with the narrator. Now the boy and the pants are no longer afraid of each other.
This story teaches the lesson that you should not be afraid of things with which you are not familiar. How often are we scared of just going for it?
How often do we say we can't do something? How often do we short ourselves and our own abilities? We are all unique. Children of a God in Heaven who loves us with all of his heart. As Ethel Waters said, "I know I'm somebody 'Cause God don't make no junk." My posts lately haven't been too optimistic. Then something got to me as I laid in bed today sick, God has a plan for me. And even if I feel it's tough now, I'm going to be strong. He's going to help me get through any trials. One of my favorite quotes comes from the main character of It's Another Wonderful Life, George Bailey, it says this,
"Just a minute - just a minute. Now, hold on, Mr. Potter. You're right when you say my father was no businessman. I know that. Why he ever started this cheap, penny-ante Building and Loan, I'll never know. But neither you nor anyone else can say anything against his character, because his whole life was - why, in the twenty-five years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing, he never once thought of himself. Isn't that right, Uncle Billy? He didn't save enough money to send Harry to school, let alone me. But he did help a few people get out of your slums, Mr. Potter, and what's wrong with that? Why - here, you're all businessmen here. Doesn't it make them better citizens? Doesn't it make them better customers? You - you said - what'd you say a minute ago? They had to wait and save their money before they even ought to think of a decent home. Wait? Wait for what? Until their children grow up and leave them? Until they're so old and broken down that they... Do you know how long it takes a working man to save five thousand dollars? Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about... they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath? Anyway, my father didn't think so. People were human beings to him. But to you, a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle. Well, in my book he died a much richer man than you'll ever be."
I don't know what to say to compliment that quote. I think it's genius. People are human beings. Each and every one of us. George Bailey knew what he was talking about.
Later, the angel Clarence says this wise saying, "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" He also says, "Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends."
No man!! No man he says, any one who has a single friend in this world, they're not a failure.
I'm kinda rambling now . . . so I hope this post makes sense by the end! My point is . . . we live in a mad world. It's hard, it's crazy, but it's worth it!! It's going to be so worth it. You mean something! God has a plan for YOU!! Maybe we are just "normal" "average" people to the world. But not to somebody you're not. Someone thinks of you before they fall to sleep. Despite this mad world we live in, you can make a difference. You're not just a person. You're somebody, and you're loved in ways that can't be known.
May peace, love and laughter fill your heart.
Bless you,
A Little Bird
And it got me to thinking . . . about what a crazy world we live in. We're all on our own path. Some of us to greatness, others to just being what we would call normal. Then I thought of a song. This is probably one of the best covers of a song I've ever heard. Go ahead and give it a listen. Oh, btw, the video itself is kinda odd . . . what do you do I guess?
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places
Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going no where
Going no where
And the tears are filling up their glasses
No expression
No expression
And in my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow
No tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
And I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very... mad world... mad world...
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen
Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me
No one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me
Look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very... mad world... mad world...
Mad World
Mad World
What a mad world we do live in. So many things try and cut us down. There are so many people who think that they're better than we are. So many song lyrics that we can connect to, "Whataya want from me?" (P!nk and Adam Lambert). So many children's stories we connect to, "What Was I Scared Of?" (Dr. Seuss) tells the experience of a character who repeatedly meets up with an empty pair of pale-green pants. The character is initially afraid of the pants. However when he screams for help and the pants also start to cry, he realizes that "They were just as scared as I!" After that the empty pants becomes good friends with the narrator. Now the boy and the pants are no longer afraid of each other.
This story teaches the lesson that you should not be afraid of things with which you are not familiar. How often are we scared of just going for it?
How often do we say we can't do something? How often do we short ourselves and our own abilities? We are all unique. Children of a God in Heaven who loves us with all of his heart. As Ethel Waters said, "I know I'm somebody 'Cause God don't make no junk." My posts lately haven't been too optimistic. Then something got to me as I laid in bed today sick, God has a plan for me. And even if I feel it's tough now, I'm going to be strong. He's going to help me get through any trials. One of my favorite quotes comes from the main character of It's Another Wonderful Life, George Bailey, it says this,
"Just a minute - just a minute. Now, hold on, Mr. Potter. You're right when you say my father was no businessman. I know that. Why he ever started this cheap, penny-ante Building and Loan, I'll never know. But neither you nor anyone else can say anything against his character, because his whole life was - why, in the twenty-five years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing, he never once thought of himself. Isn't that right, Uncle Billy? He didn't save enough money to send Harry to school, let alone me. But he did help a few people get out of your slums, Mr. Potter, and what's wrong with that? Why - here, you're all businessmen here. Doesn't it make them better citizens? Doesn't it make them better customers? You - you said - what'd you say a minute ago? They had to wait and save their money before they even ought to think of a decent home. Wait? Wait for what? Until their children grow up and leave them? Until they're so old and broken down that they... Do you know how long it takes a working man to save five thousand dollars? Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about... they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath? Anyway, my father didn't think so. People were human beings to him. But to you, a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle. Well, in my book he died a much richer man than you'll ever be."
I don't know what to say to compliment that quote. I think it's genius. People are human beings. Each and every one of us. George Bailey knew what he was talking about.
Later, the angel Clarence says this wise saying, "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" He also says, "Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends."
No man!! No man he says, any one who has a single friend in this world, they're not a failure.
I'm kinda rambling now . . . so I hope this post makes sense by the end! My point is . . . we live in a mad world. It's hard, it's crazy, but it's worth it!! It's going to be so worth it. You mean something! God has a plan for YOU!! Maybe we are just "normal" "average" people to the world. But not to somebody you're not. Someone thinks of you before they fall to sleep. Despite this mad world we live in, you can make a difference. You're not just a person. You're somebody, and you're loved in ways that can't be known.
May peace, love and laughter fill your heart.
Bless you,
A Little Bird
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