Autumn

For some reason Autumn has always been one of my favorite times of the year too. Colors that you normally see in flowers start appearing on trees. Shades of gold, red, brown, and the fading colors of green. I like to pull out my jackets and fall clothes. The fall reminds me of Tuckerman. We had pine trees in our yard and there were other trees surrounding our house. When we moved to Jonesboro, we didn't have hardly any trees. We walked to school in Tuckerman so I got to play in the fallen leaves. I always loved the idea of gathering all the leaves and just falling into them.

Eli

Eli has been kinda a hero to me. I have always wanted to get to know him the way Hope does. We are only 4 yrs. apart, but we are never at the same place at the same time. Eli to me was always rigid. He never liked to acknowledge us in public. One night Eli and I went to a basketball game and I was shocked to see him sitting with a group of girls flirting with them. They had bows and pony-tails in his short hair. Hope told me stories about how he and his friend started the whole caf. clapping one time and know one knew why they were clapping. I have always wanted to get to know him better. When you get the three of us together though, I see him better. He and Hopie always have me laughing.

Years

I was in Spanish when I thought of something... I have lived here for 3 years. That might not seem like much, but to me thats something. Looking back there have been a lot of changes in myself and my family. If you think of it from my point of view I only lived in Tuckerman 4 years and then I moved to Jonesboro. It seems like my life has been lived by an invisible clock. Every year it gets a little long, giving me more hope, and then it moves again. I remember in Jonesboro when we celebrated our 4th year aniversary I was scared we were going to move againt that year. I was finally able to be comfortable after that. I thought that staying there for over 4 years would mean that we would not be moving again. 3 years is half of the time we lived in Jonesboro, for some reason that seems sugnificant to me. I after high school I'll only have lived here for 5 years. My parents scared me a few weeks ago about moving. They told me that they would not move until I graduate. I know that should comfort me, but I want to know where I am coming to when I go to see them. I want to know where my home is.

Money

1 Timothy 6:10, "For the love of money is the root of all KINDS OF evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves with many sorrows". Money is important. We have to have it to buy what we need, food, clothing, etc. I guess its when you start loving money and needing to have it just to have it, that's what makes it evil. Some how it is so corruptible. The most honorable men can fall because of a bribe.

A Family that laughs together stays together

Laughter unifies us through a common experience. Everyone laughs. That is one thing that people generally look for in a friend. Laughter is important because it shows that we don't take things too serious. We are able to step back and enjoy life. My family makes me laugh that is one reason we are so close. When we were living in Jonesboro, we went out to eat one night and 15 minutes after eating we were all laughing with tears streaming down our face. It was completely dumb, but when you get us all together then we can laugh all the time. Laughter is contagious, lets face it if someone comes into a quiet room laughing, everyone will end up laughing.

Hi!

I never know what to write. I guess I need to pay more attention to the promt. Eli is coming home this weekend. This next week we are going to have some friends of the family staying with us. My dad has known Daniel sense before my dad knew my mom haha. His wife, Justina, just had a little girl. Her name is Ophylia. She is 1 month. They have a son Korrigan and he is 3 years old. They are coming in on Saturday and will stay till the next Saturday.

Posts

So I only have 7 posts and I think I am supposed to have 10. Eli and Hope are home!!!!!!! I am excited. I think we all are. It has only been about 2 weeks, but I think we have changed. Hope is so much more outgoing, so am I. Eli is just Eli. I have my blue day homework done, so hopefully I can hang out with them before they leave.

Music

I love music. Usually its away for me to hear what I'm feeling. Right now I am listening to Bubbly Toes by Jack Johnson. He's an amazing artist. His sound is very layed back. I forgot for a while, but he is probably my second favorite musician. Coldplay is my absolute favorite. I don't know why, but for some reason I am able to connect with their songs.

Blog

I have know idea what to write! This is horrible. umm... the sky is blue? My imagination isn't working very well. I love how little kids have extensive imaginations. When we were living in Jonesboro Eli, Hope, and I would make a "tent" with random blankets. It was so much fun. We would close the doors on the corners of the blankets and we would string them across the hallway to the opposite door. It would stay like that until one of us would get mad or the blankets started to fall. lol There is my blog.