Gee willikins, that's a hard one. I can think of a lot of things...not many of which would sustain an entire blog post :)
...Brothers
...Broadway
...Ballet
...Bananas (Clara's contribution :)
...Books
...Brilliance
...Badminton?
...Baseball?
...Boring?
...Math?
OK, that does not start with B, but you got me stuck on boring :)
...Ummm...not getting much...how about we stick with what we got.
...Brothers
I a lot of times feel like I'm not being a good enough sister. I was working on the computer the other day when Levi, who was playing "house," asked me: "Heidi? Will you be the big sister?"
I know,
awwww moment. But that really hit me where I live.
I only have so much time with these kiddos, and when I go to college, do I want Levi and Billy to remember their sister always trying to get ahead in school, always practicing her voice lesson, always reading with the door locked, or do I want them to remember her always ready to play dogs, always willing to bake cupcakes, always ready for a tickle fight?
I want to choose the latter.
I want Burt to see me as a model of the girl he would like to marry, not the girl he wouldn't. I want him to remember me cheering at his soccer games and going roller skating. I want Levi to remember playing in the sandbox. I want Billy to remember hiding under the comforter. I want to be proud of my brothers, and I want them to be proud of me and look up to me.
...Broadway
Mary Poppins left Broadway this Sunday. Sad, sad, sad. :) Even more so because I never got the chance to try out for Jane Banks (just kidding...I think she's a soprano part).
Seriously though, I think about it a lot. The principle of it, I mean. I want to be there. I want to perform But I know a lot of it's kindof immoral, kindof crass, kindof inappropriate. I know of more then one Christian who was almost there and quit...and even more who thought it was no place to try and raise a child. But I think, if God wants me there, He will make it OK. If every Christian leaves the places that need Him most, what will become of the people there? I have already had some great conversations about God and the principles of salvation through drama. I believe witnesses are needed there almost as much as anywhere else. And if that's where God wants me, I'll have at it!
...Ballet
OK...I love it. It's fun. I'm not good at it. In fact, I kindof stink. But that's OK, I'll get better :)
...Bananas
What is there to say? Bananas grow on trees. They taste good with peanut butter. They make good muffins. They are featured in a song from the Broadway musical A Year with Frog and Toad. Nuff said.
...Books
See top page :) Books are windows to another world. I could not live without them. We were watching a documentary on Mark Twain today and he was described as being the first person to make writing an art. Big, happy sigh.
...Brilliance
Moi. Just kidding :) Here are some pictures of brilliance I have come in contact with.
... ... ???
You really cannot expect me to write extensively about badminton. You hit things with rackets. Raquets. Whatever.
Same for baseball, only you use
clubs bats.
Both are boring...but baseball's better (hey, I'm starting to get the hang of this 'B' thing :)
Unfortunately, the only thing I can say about boring is Henry the Navigator. The only thing I can say about math is it is less hard than it used to be. Or it was until I started Geometry. Well, it's not that hard, it's just time consuming. I'm actually looking forward to starting the text on it.
Well...there you have it. A very Claraesque post, I'm afraid. Unfortunately for you, I have suddenly had like four ideas, so get used to checking up on us :)
