Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Life. Show all posts
Friday, August 16, 2013
Hmmm...
You know you're kindof into musical theatre when you ask your two year old brother what Tony Awards video you're watching and he knows it's Seize the Day from "New-dies" ;)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Whew.
Once again, I haven't written posted for weeks. I have five posts saved in drafts...I guess I got bored. So here's a quick update...
I had my last CEC on Tuesday. I three-way tied to win best project (it was a book of quotes from to Kill a Mockingbird). I still have LOTS of Chemistry and math to do, and I have to get Chemistry finished before August third or I can't audition for Stage One (which is the climax of my audition season).
I have been working on a tap solo I found online. I know my rhythm and clarity is bad and my form is even worse, but I've gotten better. I have a dance camp in June so I've been stretching a lot since I want to have my left splits by then (my previous goal was May...that didn't happen.) I have also been singing hours a day(Newsies...what else?)...and for once actually singing my voice songs since I have the recital in a few weeks (grrrrr. For those of you who don't know, I love performing, but I hate recitals. Hate them.) I also have been hinting to go to a singing contest in July...we'll see how that goes.
My great-grandmother died on Monday so Clara's been at my Gramma's for the past two days to help them with farm chores since a horse is about to foal. I somehow got myself into training a pony for a lady who lives near us and doesn't have the time, and fully training a green horse (that is now MINE :) And I love him ) but that's going to require like ten hours a week this summer. I also am working at the stable at least six hours a week to help with lessons, etc. And I will be over there all day for two weeks to help with pony camp.
I have rehearsals for Elizabeth and Darcy- A Love Story only every week and a half or so since I have four lines and am in two scenes (she says you don't have to be there unless it's your character). I am weirdly pleased by the fact that I have an actual understudy. That's right- not double cast, I have an understudy. I also am a student intern at Stage One for two weeks of drama camps for younger kids. I'm really looking forward to that.
And...I've been trying to run three times a week to do a 5K in July. Run it, not walk it. But I have a tech rehearsal for E&D that day so I'm going to have to find another race. Then again, by June I'm probably going to be so tired from riding that I won't want to run- ever. ;)
So...what've y'all been up to? ;)
I had my last CEC on Tuesday. I three-way tied to win best project (it was a book of quotes from to Kill a Mockingbird). I still have LOTS of Chemistry and math to do, and I have to get Chemistry finished before August third or I can't audition for Stage One (which is the climax of my audition season).
I have been working on a tap solo I found online. I know my rhythm and clarity is bad and my form is even worse, but I've gotten better. I have a dance camp in June so I've been stretching a lot since I want to have my left splits by then (my previous goal was May...that didn't happen.) I have also been singing hours a day(Newsies...what else?)...and for once actually singing my voice songs since I have the recital in a few weeks (grrrrr. For those of you who don't know, I love performing, but I hate recitals. Hate them.) I also have been hinting to go to a singing contest in July...we'll see how that goes.
My great-grandmother died on Monday so Clara's been at my Gramma's for the past two days to help them with farm chores since a horse is about to foal. I somehow got myself into training a pony for a lady who lives near us and doesn't have the time, and fully training a green horse (that is now MINE :) And I love him ) but that's going to require like ten hours a week this summer. I also am working at the stable at least six hours a week to help with lessons, etc. And I will be over there all day for two weeks to help with pony camp.
I have rehearsals for Elizabeth and Darcy- A Love Story only every week and a half or so since I have four lines and am in two scenes (she says you don't have to be there unless it's your character). I am weirdly pleased by the fact that I have an actual understudy. That's right- not double cast, I have an understudy. I also am a student intern at Stage One for two weeks of drama camps for younger kids. I'm really looking forward to that.
And...I've been trying to run three times a week to do a 5K in July. Run it, not walk it. But I have a tech rehearsal for E&D that day so I'm going to have to find another race. Then again, by June I'm probably going to be so tired from riding that I won't want to run- ever. ;)
So...what've y'all been up to? ;)
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Blogger Alphabet: C is for...
...Creation.
Romans 8:19
Colossians 1:15
Romans 8:19
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
Colossians 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Psalm 19:1-4
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
Friday, April 5, 2013
My Gramma's House
At my gramma's house, things are peaceful. At my gramma's house, there is plenty of space, but it's still cosy.
There is always something new to read. And somewhere nice to read it. At my gramma's house, there is always something new to look at. There is always work to be done on the farm, at my gramma's house.
My gramma's house is in the hills. It's really pretty to look at, my gramma's house. There are lots of good places to take pictures there. And nice siblings and cousins to take them with.
That's how it is at my gramma's house.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Oh no, it's quite normal...
...for my siblings to be screaming bloody murder and swinging stuffed animals over their heads in the middle of the kitchen.
(i rest my case.)
...for me to pack up at nine thirty in the morning on a schoolday and hightail it to the barn for a few Phys. Ed. credit hours...plus some serious fun.
(this is Puzzle. she is awesome. i do not understand her one bit.)
...for my room to be entirely clean except for the eight or nine open textbooks and notebooks carpeting the floor.
...for various people to find booby trapped doors, missing shoelaces, lumpy pillows and ketchup filled sandwiches on April Fool's day.
...for me to spend my Easter afternoon with four guys I hadn't really met before, though they were seriously cute, and I even kissed one once or twice...
(I'm pretty sure this is my hot date's mother and grandmother. this picture is, of course, from 2005 or thereabouts. my mom's phone ran out of batteries and I was too lazy to find an actual picture of that hors...and he has three pasture mates who look exactly like him so I have no clue who he is anyway :)
...for my suitcase to be heavier than anyone else's come vacation...of course I need my Ancient History book, Mister!
...for several members of my family to wear their pajamas untilnoon bedtime.
...to see fistfights in the backseat of our twelve-passenger van.
...for one or more siblings to be grabbed by the collar for a photo shoot at any moment.
...for one or more members of the family to be reading, etc. in the unfinished basement storage room or the unenclosed hay shed for lack of some peace and quiet.
erhhm.
...for pumpkin muffins to be eaten for breakfast, lunch, second breakfast, elevensies, dinner, bedtime snack...etc.
...to see someone cooking their siblings for breakfast...OK, no.
...for one to hear random Broadway songs, Barney songs, VeggieTales songs, Star Wars spoof songs, TobyMac songs, made-up songs, and shouts of "For Narnia!" every several seconds.
...for one to hear, in the intervals between the above, Best Christmas Pageant Ever quotes, Ranger's Apprentice quotes, Narnia quotes, Hobbit quotes, Barbie, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars quotes. At top volume. And completely in character.
...for one to see siblings supporting each other at ball games, birthday parties and performances.
...hugging in public (even brother to sister!) :)
...praying and Bible verses for every occasion.
...for me to pack up at nine thirty in the morning on a schoolday and hightail it to the barn for a few Phys. Ed. credit hours...plus some serious fun.
...for my room to be entirely clean except for the eight or nine open textbooks and notebooks carpeting the floor.
...for various people to find booby trapped doors, missing shoelaces, lumpy pillows and ketchup filled sandwiches on April Fool's day.
...for me to spend my Easter afternoon with four guys I hadn't really met before, though they were seriously cute, and I even kissed one once or twice...
...for my suitcase to be heavier than anyone else's come vacation...of course I need my Ancient History book, Mister!
...for several members of my family to wear their pajamas until
...to see fistfights in the backseat of our twelve-passenger van.
...for one or more siblings to be grabbed by the collar for a photo shoot at any moment.
...for one or more members of the family to be reading, etc. in the unfinished basement storage room or the unenclosed hay shed for lack of some peace and quiet.
...for pumpkin muffins to be eaten for breakfast, lunch, second breakfast, elevensies, dinner, bedtime snack...etc.
...to see someone cooking their siblings for breakfast...OK, no.
...for one to hear random Broadway songs, Barney songs, VeggieTales songs, Star Wars spoof songs, TobyMac songs, made-up songs, and shouts of "For Narnia!" every several seconds.
...for one to hear, in the intervals between the above, Best Christmas Pageant Ever quotes, Ranger's Apprentice quotes, Narnia quotes, Hobbit quotes, Barbie, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars quotes. At top volume. And completely in character.
...for one to see siblings supporting each other at ball games, birthday parties and performances.
...hugging in public (even brother to sister!) :)
...praying and Bible verses for every occasion.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Ooops...
Whew! It's been a while. Sorry about that! We've been a little snowed under with riding, schoolwork and the Easter Passion play at church the past few weeks...plus I vamoosed to Frankfort for TeenPact most of last week :)
We'll try to do better, I promise!
On a lighter note, my current craze- hair braiding. And my latest: Rapunzel braid from Disney's Tangled (fellow fanatics- remember Kingdom Dance with all the flowers? :).
I couldn't pull off the flowers in March (even though it is spring...grrr) but....I am in love! This is gorgeous!!! Clara's hair really makes it real :)
I love my sister and her hair!!!
p.s. kenzi...you're next :P
We'll try to do better, I promise!
On a lighter note, my current craze- hair braiding. And my latest: Rapunzel braid from Disney's Tangled (fellow fanatics- remember Kingdom Dance with all the flowers? :).
I couldn't pull off the flowers in March (even though it is spring...grrr) but....I am in love! This is gorgeous!!! Clara's hair really makes it real :)
P.S. I edited it just a little... to put in bokeh:)
I love my sister and her hair!!!
p.s. kenzi...you're next :P
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Hurry up!
Come on spring!!! You all know I do like winter but...
Today I went here:
And the thermometer looked like this:
So I looked like this:
Only where I went looked like this:
So the horse looked like this:
Today I went here:
And the thermometer looked like this:
So I looked like this:
Only where I went looked like this:
So the horse looked like this:
And my feet looked like this!
Yes, we're talking shin-deep mud and who knows what else!! Blech!!
So...come on Spring! You can do it!
Ta-daaa!!!
For mi amiga Kenzi, mostly...I have promised to show you :)
My room!!! It is still clean!! Almost four weeks later! (For those of you who have not seen my room before February 16, you used to not be able to see the floor. Or the desk. Or the bed. Or either dresser. And we're not even close to how messy the walls were or whether the bed was made.)
My room!!! It is still clean!! Almost four weeks later! (For those of you who have not seen my room before February 16, you used to not be able to see the floor. Or the desk. Or the bed. Or either dresser. And we're not even close to how messy the walls were or whether the bed was made.)
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Quirky and Commonsensical
Don't you just love the word commonsensical? I do :)
I was just thinking the other day about the word quirky. Here's the definition:
quirky |ˈkwərkē|adjective ( quirkier , quirkiest )characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits: her sense of humor was decidedly quirky.
So, I came up with some quirks of mine that you should know :)
\\I like my shirts folded with the sleeves tucked back, so there's not a crease down the middle when I put it on. My mom is extremely kind to humor me in this way :)
\\I don't like things in my room. Now, if you know me already, don't have a heart attack. I did literally go from being the messiest person I know to being a neat freak in one week, no joke. (for those of you who have not seen m room...up until last Saturday it looked like someone dropped a clothing bomb. Now it bugs me if there's a piece of paper out on my desk :P)
\\I place high importance on table manners. Unfortunately, no one else in our house does, and I am frequently told to "stop being so bossy/fussy/mean/rude/a jerk." Seriously. Close your mouth when you chew.
\\I really don't like straight tomatoes. I don't know why. I have eaten them in every way possible over the past few years in hopes that I would eventually like them. I don't. Fresh from the garden, cooked, frozen ... I don't really like them.
\\I wear tie riding boots rather than lace. I think they look better and they conform to my foot more.
\\I don't like people to talk to me while I'm playing the piano.
\\I smile almost obsessively. I see so many people that don't and a lot of the time it looks like they're depressed or something. But I have Jesus in my heart so I can smile all I want :)
\\I have to have someone hold the horse for me when I mount. Every time. It is a failing, and I have a reason for it, but it's a long story. Bottom line: if we're going riding, hold the horse for me.
\\I get bored with my handwriting, so I change it. Often during history homework, because it's so mindless anyway. My history teacher probably thinks something's wrong with me.
Ta-daaa!! I promise I will make Clara write something tomorrow :)
Friday, January 25, 2013
these are a few of my favorite things...
So...Clara decided it was my day to post something. And here I am- with no idea what to post about :)
I'll try something simple: a list post. (idea- Maddie)
With lots of pictures- because pictures are fun :)
//favorite places to be:
home
the stable
the barn
heaven hill
the bomhard theatre
the pond
this tower
my church -CBC
this horse show
//favorite things to do
ride
write
dance
read
perform
take pictures
swim
jump
laugh
play piano
fool around with my sibs
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//favorite things to wear
these awesome kurtas
this dress
this outfit
these shoes
this hat
socks!!
I'll try something simple: a list post. (idea- Maddie)
With lots of pictures- because pictures are fun :)
//favorite places to be:
home
the stable
the barn
my church -CBC
//favorite things to do
ride
dance
take pictures
swim
jump
laugh
play piano
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these awesome kurtas
this dress
this outfit
these shoes
Voila: first post :)
picture credits: mike (all horse show pics) google images (dance, tap shoes) stage one family theatre (performance picture) southern baptist seminary (susan dress) cbc (cbc pic) kenzi (reading&kurtas)
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