I am not dead!!

*headdesk* Yep, it's been awhile since I posted: Life. I shall say no more. But, to give you an idea of the goings on...

I would like to call to mind this picture ▼ At the time, I thought it was epic...

But NOW...... pah, not so much.
I would just like to point out that I am now suffering a cold and swollen knee from taking the latter picture. :] Ohh, the things we do for photography. Because of that winter madness, we have been TRAPPED inside for....... awhile. :P Actually, not THAT long, but enough to get to every one's nerves. Thus, we've learned to entertain ourselves. For myself...... I found a couple sharpies *sneaky gleam in eyes.* Is it just me..... or does anyone else get the severe urge to write everywhere when they have a sharpie in their hand?? Haha, no, I've managed to contain myself.... mostly. Here is my main creation:

Yes, I sharpied ALL of that! And even more, but you can't see it all here.

Yes, I like sharpies.

In other news. . . hm, there's actually not that much! I got to see my two-month old nephew for the first time last weekend!! ohmycrunchygoodness, he is ADORABLE! I can't even put into words how much I love this child! I dubbed him my little peanut m&m!

Peanut m&ms..... are amazing! Probably my new favorite candy, next to blue Sour Patch Straws and Reese's cups! I had them when I watched Avatar in 3D with a bunch of friends awhile ago. Speaking of which... well, it was an interesting movie; very sci-fi. My friend claims that they stole a LOT from Pocahontas, but I'm not too sure about that. Home much you like it just depends on personal taste, I suppose. As does everything. My favorite part was easily the glasses we got!! 3D glasses have come a looong way since the red and blue lenses of not-so-long-ago! ▼

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Yep, that would be moi in the glasses! I actually wore them in public- with no shame whatsoever!!

I realize now that you can see my very unmade bed in the background-if anyone is looking close enough. In my mind, a clean room is a sign of a wasted life! Some questions come to mind as I ponder this subject-
1) Why do we make our beds, as we are only going to crawl into them in a few hours?
2) Is this a worldwide phenomenon?
3) Who decided this should be a regular habit?
4) what prompted that decision?
As you can see, I spend time deeply pondering these issues :D What was another weird rant I had..... oh, I was chatting with a friend the other day, and the conversation came to a halt. As a pickup, my friend asked, "so..... what's on your mind?" me: "cows." Friend: "Cows?" me: "Yes, they are my heroes. Without cows, we would have no milk. Without milk, there would be no ice cream. With no ice cream, there would be no happiness. Our world would thus be overrun by unhappy and- heaven forbid- HEALTHY people with no joy in their lives and our world would be enshrouded by darkness. Cows are therefore my heroes. :)"

My friend was stunned to silence. Yes, this is what I spend my time pondering ;) Just kidding, just kidding!

Well, I'm rather rambled-out now... not sure if that makes sense, hm.. but but but, I do appreciate your taking the time to read my ramblings and rantings! Have a splendiferous day

Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

[Actually, this was taken in my backyard quite some time ago.]

And so comes winter. It brings a lot of things along with it. First, it's the smell of Christmas trees and apple cider. It brings the feeling of a warm wool scarf around your neck. It's breathing deeply the sharp air of December, yet completely enjoying the adrenaline rush you get from it. It brings the sound of a crackling fire. It's laughing and scooping the pure, crisp snow fort he intent of pelting one's brother with snow balls. [Okay, I just had to put that in there :) ]

But then... it gets old kinda fast. January comes, and sunshinyness goes into hibernation until April. The formerly fresh air becomes stale very quickly. The wind that used to laugh and playfully toss one's scarf about becomes sharp and no longer so innocent. The darkness closes in long before we are ready [for which our parents often say, "Go do your algebra."].

And then... spring comes :) Life comes back into play. It's simply splendid. Everything seems eager to begin again. The trees are bright and bubbling over with new colors, and everything seems fresh and lively again :)

In case I don't get on til then... Have a very merry Christmas :)

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On a cloudy day... when it's cold outside,

I've got the month of May.

Because... weather here is so weird. It was down in the 30s the other day, and just this afternoon-- it was in the 60s-70s. I don't think I'll get used to this; I wear my scarf and fuzzy socks one day, and break out the shorts and t-shirts the next!! Ahhh, ridiculousness!

But I love it :)

Speaking of socks...

We all happened to be wearing bright sock that day...

For Beautiful Eyes...

I found this Audrey Hepburn quote, and thought you might enjoy it :)

If you're wondering about that amazing graphics job... haha, no, I just have a lot of time one my hands. Well, okay, not really, but I have discovered picnik, and I make time for it!! I've done sooo many pictures... it's addicting [to the point where it's not even funny].

Wendy-ness (Formerly, "SHOES!!")

Wendy-hair on OPENING NIGHT!!!!
Do you know who is excited in the
EXTREME
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And my Wendy- shoes!! ←You can't really see the lacey- eyelet stuff in this pic, but it's there :)

So, do you think-- nooooo-- do you think that *maybe, perhaps* I have too much time on my hands?

Exhibit A ↓ (I peeled an orange- excuse me, a tangerine-ish thing, all in one peel!!)

Exhibit...B!! ↓ An elephant made out of a dollar bill!

Aaaand, numero 3. I don't have photo-shop or anything on this particular computation device, so I spent forever and a day trying to get this to look like it does now :) ↓

And there we go! Cheerio!

First Freeze of the Year!!

Hello everyone!! It FROZE here the other night; I was sooo excited about it!! And I got some lovely pictures of the ice and such (yeah, I know, I'm a bit of a dork). This may not seem like such a big deal to some, but I was quite pleased that everything looked so lovely. =) Anyway, here they are; enjoy!

The ice hanging off the ladder on the swing set...

^I'm not quite sure what this is; some plant in the backyard, but I liked it. :)

The ground had this cool pattern all over it.

And *cough* the sticks.

I've got to go now, but... yeah, I like winter!! Cheerios!!

Pics From The Play!! ( a couple)

As many of you know, I was Mr. Beaver the play "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". These are a little late in coming, but here are some pictures of the production! It was really a ton of fun. Except for my make-up. Which I didn't care for.

The scene with about 90 percent of my lines. Just sitting at the table...

"PETER! Untie him and give him some water!" At which point, during our first show, Peter flung the water canteen into the audience. (on accident) So I was like: "There you go again. (Pause. He wasn't doing anything) Well get it!" The whole audience laughed.

Yeah, that would be the make-up I wore... it wasn't my favorite... (And yes, I took out my earrings for the show)

Pumpkins!!!

A bunch of my siblings came home for a visit recently;it was a blast!!! I seriously love spending time with my fam!! While they were here, we carved some pretty sweet pumpkins!! Here, take a look!!!:
My big brother carved a Tabernacle, which I think is pretty nifty... Here's the inside of his tabernacle
Here's all five pumpkins...

My lil bro made this nifty little volcano
Here's my penguin!!! His name is Tux!! Isn't he so cute?!?
My big sister made this "One nation under God"
(No, this isn't a radio- active signal) My other older sister made these three wedding bands; one for her, one for her fiance, on for Christ

See?? Aren't these cool? It was so much fun making them!!

Random fact: did you know that originally, it wasn't pumpkins, but turnips that you carved? (I mean, I was wondering how you even managed to carve a turnip...)