Invisible

A few nights ago, the kids and I were having dinner. Wall-e and Mo were throwing napkins in the air. Mo said: "the napkins are flying, or like wind" "But wind is invisible!" said Wall-e.

Is it though? You can't see wind itself, but you can see what it affects; the trees bending, hair flicking your face, leaves blown in twisty formations. Maybe acts work this way too. Acts of kindness or love may seem invisible, but they affect us.

Quotes from the movie "Angels in the Outfield":

Al (the Boss Angel): "Even though you can't see us, we're always watching."
Maggie (the foster parent of Roger): "The footprints of an angel are love."

Maybe there are so many things that seem invisible to us, but affect us in very important ways.

Last thought:

"Scatter kindness,
Gather love!"

Mom

It was my Mom's birthday yesterday! I hope she had a fun day.

Mom,
I love you so much!! I am so glad that I have you and I don't know what I would do without you. You have blessed me in so many ways, too many to count. Happy Birthday!!
Love,
Amanda

Here is a great movie, a tribute to moms. Enjoy!

Happiness

Happiness: good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy
~dictionary.com

CHARLIE BROWN
I'm so happy. That little red-headed girl dropped her pencil.
It has teeth marks all over it. She nibbles her pencil.
She's human! It hasn't been such a bad day after all.
Happiness is finding a pencil

SNOOPY
Pizza with sausage

LINUS
Telling the time

SCHROEDER
Happiness is learning to whistle

LINUS
Tying you shoe
For the very first time.

SALLY
Happiness is playing the drum
In your own school band.

CHARLIE BROWN
And happiness is walking hand in hand.
Happiness is two kinds of ice cream...

LUCY
Knowing a secret...

SCHROEDER
Climbing a tree.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is five different crayons...

SCHROEDER
Catching a firefly...
Setting him free.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is being alone every now and then.

ALL
And happiness is coming home again.

CHARLIE BROWN
Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime too.
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you.

LINUS
Happiness is having a sister

LUCY
Sharing a sandwich

LUCY AND LINUS
Getting along-

ALL
Happiness is singing together when day is through.
And happiness is those who sing with you.
Happiness is morning and evening,
Daytime and nighttime, too,

CHARLIE BROWN
For happiness is anyone and anything at all
That's loved by you

From "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"

"Second Helpings are what happiness is all about."
~Winnie the Pooh


"Happiness is about sunshine and flowers and dancing and music and reading and pineapple and flip-flops and beauty and warm showers."
~Amber


"Love lives in happy hearts"
~Anonymous


"Happiness is celebrating the little things"
~Dove Chocolate


"Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you, but on what happens inside of you."
~Harold B. Lee

"Happiness is anyone and anything at all, that's loved by you."

For the Beauty of the Earth

I'm so thankful for the Earth, the sky, the plants, the animals. How grateful I am that Heavenly Father made it for me.

I love the sky. I love the sunrises, the sunsets, the plain blue color during clear days. I love seeing it rain and snow.






I love the plants. The flowers, the leaves, the fruits and vegetables.




I love the animals. Even though I'm allergic to some of them, they are so amazing. I love the majesty of the lion; the meekness of the lamb; and how one day they will live together in harmony.

I think that I need to stop more often to look around me and see what Heavenly Father has done for me. I'm sure that there are so many things each day that I miss. I'm so grateful for all that He has given me, and continues to give me.

There are so many reasons for rejoicing and happiness, so many reasons to enjoy the positive things in life.


We just have to find them.





The picture of the lamb and the lion: "Without Any Ire" is from http://www.familyartusa.com/site/253614/product/NG-01
The picture of the Earth came from rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect16/Sect16_1.html


All of the other pictures were done by me

My family!!

Happy Valentine's Day!! I hope everyone is having a good one.

I love my family!! And here they are. With also their names that they will have on this blog. :)

Dad and Mom




Amber




Strongbad



Dancey-Pants



Fairy Girl



Wall-e



Mo



RJ



Princess Buttercup


There you go! :)

Isn't it neat?

Look at this stuff Isn't it neat?

Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has everything?
Look at this trove Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you think Sure, she's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs? I've got twenty!

Why do we have things? Is it because they mean something to us? Maybe, deep down inside, the objects that we consider gadgets, gizmos, whozits, whatzits, thingamabobs, really represent something.....

What do you collect?

Medieval Hairdo

About a month ago, my English class was doing a medieval unit. We all acted chivalrously and earned the points that we deserved that day(Mrs. Peirce decided; she was the Queen :)
On the last Chivalry day, the girls had a fancy hair contest. My awesome sister, Amber stayed up for 2 hours to create my hair do.





It was amazing! I won the contest at school; got extra points.
This what happened after my mom helped me take it all out.

Just thought it was cool. Thanks Amber!!

Things I love

Things I love:
1. my family
2. the Peanuts Gang
3. music
4. my flute
5. my piano
6. The Lord
7. Seminary
8. singing
9. photography
10. my friends
11. birthday parties(I went to an awesome one just barely at classic skating, it was so fun!!)
12. hambergurs and fries
13. horses
14. dalmations
15. crazy socks
16. Mustangs
17. dragons
18. books
19. babies
20. my room
21. gum
22. reading
23. ASL
24. babysitting

More later, because I love lots of stuff
Also, these are not in order of importance, or most loved.

Coming soon:Things I love

I want to post a post about the things I love, but I really shouldn't do it now. But be looking forward to it!!

Photographer Project

I'm sure that I will be posting on this blog often, lots of times when I should be doing my homework. Like now.
The homework I am (supposed) to be working on now is finding a photographer that I admire and do a report on him/her. I chose a man named Rick Satterfield. He photographs LDS Temples. Here is one of his photos.

Next, I need to take some photos like him, or using his style (by the way, I'm using a SLR 35 mm camera with black and white film). I'm excited to see how they turn out!

Trying it out

I'm just going to try this blogging-thingy out, so don't be dissapointed if I stop. :)

And I would love to hear from you, so leave comments!!