Freshman English : June 2016

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

facts about my bro -Faith Brooks(16)

facts about my brother!!

1. his name is Austin Lynn Brooks
2. he's hilarious
3. he can be cranky
4. but he has nice hair so it's ok
5. he has glasses
6. he likes scary movies, egg sandwiches, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, puns, Taco Bell, Breaking Bad, Coke, Florida, the beach, Jesus, reading, etc
7. he wants to go to the University of Florida
8. he's going into the 10th grade
9. his favorite food is steak
10. his favorite movie is Pulp Fiction
11. his favorite season is spring
12. he's porcelain(the pretty version of pale)
13. he's 6'1"
14. he's 14 years old
15. he's also a grammar nazi who made me correct "yrs" to "years"
16. he talks to trees to learn about their feelings
17. just kidding that would be weird
18. he once was married to Sydney Adams but they got a divorce
19. he got student of the month last year
20. Will and Emma get together after Will's wife fakes her pregnancy and he finds out
21. that is actually a Glee fact that has nothing to do with Austin
22. sorry if that was a spoiler, but we all saw it coming
23. he plays Guitar Hero on hard because he's hardcore(hah pun)
24. his favorite book is A Clockwork Orange
25. his favorite utensil is a fork
26. him and Dillon actually get along which is surprising because Dillon is stupid
27. just kidding Dillon is fabulous
28. he has hazel eyes
29. he has brown hair
30. he can play piano and the trumpet
31. he's the first chair for trumpet in the senior high band
32. "I'm about to play some Call of Dutes"
33. he wants to be a "I honestly have no clue" when he grows up
34. his favorite resteraunts are El Aculpoco, Chic Fil A, Skinny J's, Kooky Kanucks, and a lot of others we can't think of right now
35. his favorite old song is House of the Rising Sun

forgiveness -Faith Brooks(15)

"For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." Matthew 6:14
Forgiveness is one of the hardest things for me to do. Even though it means so much to God and to the other person, I let anger distract me every time. I try really hard to forget about my grudges and focus on the good things about the person I'm mad at, but I always let the mistake they made get in the way of it. It's hard to forgive someone who has hurt you by doing things like lying, saying bad things about you to other people, or trying to ruin some aspect of your life. But, forgiveness is way more important than anything anyone has done to you. God tells us that if we don't forgive others for their sins, He won't forgive us for ours. Pleasing Him and meeting him in Heaven is what inspires me the most to forgive people. In most situations, the people I dislike don't like me either and they don't regret doing what they did to me, which makes it so much harder to forgive them. I've been getting a lot better at forgiving people, though. I don't have a problem with anyone anymore, but I haven't gotten the guts to tell the people I wronged or that wronged me that I'm sorry and I forgive them. So, to anyone reading this who thinks I don't like them or who doesn't like me, I forgive you and I hope you forgive me. What happened in the past is in the past and it doesn't matter anymore. I'm sorry for anything I might've done or said to you out of anger. Being a good christian and not having enemies is very important to me, so I hope we can put all of this past us.

things that sydney likes by sydney (7)

disclaimer: this blog post was inspired by faith brooks.
here is a list of things I enjoy/that make me happy (at least what I can think of now)
-yoga
-getting up early (though I rarely do)
-faith, larry, mattie, karlee, sammie, shailey :)
-actually anyone who will be my friend bc I don't have many of those
-sun flowers
-free spirited people
-music, I like old rock, new rock, indie, punk, alternative etc.
-old people
-any body of water I can swim in
-cacti
-godly people (they inspire me everyday to be better)
-ranch
-man do I love ranch
-reading
-odd numbers
-my personality sometimes
-the idea of being a hippie/beach bum
-travel
-souls, they are so friggin cool, they can be deep or beautiful or troubled or old and everyone has one.
^unless they pawned it off to a voodoo master like the fat guy in princess and the frog
-Disney movies
-all movies
-that 70s show
-chicken nuggets
-baby dory
-God, he is literally so cool guys
-makeup
-steve harvey
-steve harveys version of family feud. (not that boring old white guy.)
-scavenger hunts
-girls days
-making new friends
-adventures, even if they're just a miles behind my house.
-concerts
-towels fresh out of the dryer
-like 5 o' clock when the sun is shining in golden brilliance and its just stinkin' incredible.
-learning about other cultures
-or just learning new things
-crime shows
-my grandparents
-my record player
-dogs
-HUUUUGE DOGS
-pillow forts
-nashville tennessee
-greek mythology
-writing
-dancing even though im very bad at it
-random acts of kindness, whether im doing them or not
-people with incredible gifts
-my siblings
-swimming
-pranks
-pretty eyes (I live vicariously through those with nice eyes bc mine look like poo)
-did I mention huge dogs
-cutting my hair bc its a reminder that change is good and if its not you will only have to live in humiliation for a few months or until it grows back
-in addition to that I like change
-finding new passions
-glasses!!!!
-the fact that my mind wanders to crazy places
-^just thinking of everything im capable of
-truly asian restaurant that place is the cats pajamas
-old tv shows like mash and the andy griffith show
-strong independent women
-the word pal
-hanging with my pals
-apparently making long lists that most likely no one will have the stamina or desire to make it through so I will stop now because that's enough
- I also like mountains, new places and things that get my adrenaline going

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Super Summer Arkansas--Karlee Sanders

Super Summer Arkansas always leaves me truly blessed. I love spending a week fellowshipping with other Christians and learning many new things.

I learned this past week at Super Summer Arkansas that in order to live a life that pleases Christ, I have to relentlessly pursue him as he relentlessly has pursued, is pursuing, and will pursue me. I learned that God does not regret saving me. That was particularly powerful to me this week. He doesn't regret sending His Son to die so that everyone on earth might live. Even when I'm down in the dumps, God is there saying, "That's my child." Even when I'm in sin and I'm ignoring his whisper, he doesn't forget that I surrendered my life to him at the age of 6. My salvation will never go away. God doesn't regret adopting me, because he loves me. Something else that stood out to me was that ever since I received salvation, that the same Spirit (the Holy Spirit) dwells in me that dwelt in the hearts of Paul, of John the Baptist, and of Peter. The same Spirit that made Ruth such a virtuous woman is living in me, of all people, and it will never leave. Let me emphasize that again, the same Spirit that lived in the heart of Moses, Noah, David, and any other child of Christ is living inside of me. It's miraculous, and I am not worthy. I learned that we cannot be holy apart from Him. I learned that no matter what, that God is always by my side. I don't have to feel alone. And through worship I learned that I belong to Jesus. I sang a song that said these words, "I've never felt so found, than when I'm lost in You." That statement about the Lord is amazing. I was lost in sin and shame until I came to know my Savior. And since I have done that, I can immerse myself in God. I can read Scripture with understanding, pray knowing that God hears, and sing knowing that there's an even bigger worship service going on in Heaven as we speak. When I am lost in God's grace and my cup is overflowing, I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, found and saved by Jesus Christ.

I am so thankful for my experience at Super Summer. I am so thankful for a Savior who loves me even when I am dirty and unclean before Him.

My Morning Routine--Karlee Sanders

I know this is kinda lame but I have nothing else to write about. Anyways, this is a routine for what I do on a normal lazy morning when I have to do something later in the day.
So, first thing's first, I wake up. Usually, I hit the snooze button about a bajillion times, but who doesn't? Then, I do my quiet time. This is a time of prayer, scripture reading, taking notes, and trying to memorize what I read. Next, I lay in my bed (usually not putting my glasses on like I'm supposed to) and look at my phone. I don't really have a special routine for what I do on my phone for this time, which is anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour. Sometimes I watch Instagram videos. Other times I read the Snapchat Discover stories of Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, and my most recent favorite, Daily Mail. In this time I also answer any texts or snapchats that I missed while I was asleep. After getting done looking at my phone, I get out of bed. I'm not one to make my room look nice every morning, so my bed is left unmade. I walk to the bathroom, where I wash my face (if I remember), brush my teeth (I always remember), and put my contacts in. Then, I go back to my room and put on clothes for the day. While this is happening, I put music on and do a little morning dance. I'm not really a grumpy morning person, but music helps me get into a better mood. Following that, I put on makeup. My makeup routine is something I never forget, because I wear makeup just about every day. I put on primer, foundation, concealer, powder, blush, eyeshadow, curl my lashes, put on mascara, and then finish with lipstick. Then I do my hair. I have a handful of hairstyles I normally choose from. These are a side braid, straight & half up, wavy & a small ponytail at the top, wavy & half up, a bun, or a ponytail. Sometimes I make my mom French braid my hair. After my hair is done, I move on to putting perfume and deodorant on, because who doesn't need to smell good? Lastly, I gather whatever I need for the day and head to the kitchen, where I shove food in my face to complete my morning.

Monday, June 27, 2016

Reasons to Trust God - Kim Wilson (8)

•He knows you by name.
Isaiah 43:1
(Isn't it amazing that God knows our name, despite how powerful He is. He takes genuine interest in us, unlike many other gods.)

•He thinks about you.
Psalm 139:17
(So He not only knows our name, He THINKS about us. How cool?)

•He will fight for you.
Exodus 14:14

•He will be your refuge.
Psalm 62:6-8

•He has a plan for you.
Jeremiah 29:11
(God has a plan for you, that means you have a purpose. You weren't put on Earth by mistake!)

•He is always with you.
Matthews 28:20
(Yes, that includes when you're up at 4:30 in the morning and it feels like you're the only one in the world.)

•He is compassionate.
Psalm 56:8

•He knows all about your situation.
Psalm 139
(You may have a situation that took you completely by surprise but it does not take God by surprise!)

•He is WAY more capable of handling our situations that we are.
Isaiah 55:8-9
(This one is obvious.)

•He is not capable of making mistakes.
Deuteronomy 32:4
(His ways are perfect. He never makes a mistake.)

•He will provide.
Genesis 22:1-14, Mark 6:30-43, Mark 8:1-9

•He is consistent.
Colossians 1:15, Hebrews 13:8
(He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.)

•He is God not man.
Numbers 23:19
(He does not make mistakes like man, He does not break promises like man, He is not man.)

•He keeps His promises.
Psalm 89:34
(You don't have to worry about Him breaking a promise like your lying ex. He always keeps his promises.)

•He says exactly what He means.
Numbers 23:49

•NOTHING is too hard for Him.
Jeremiah 32:27

•He will never forget you.
Isaiah 49:15

•He will never forsake you.
Hebrews 13:5

•He is faithful.
Galatians 5:22

Larry and I do hot yoga Sydney Adams 6

After joking about it on various occasions, a little bit of research and the abandonment of anything that resembled shame, Larry and I decided to partake in the journey that is hot yoga.
For those who are unaware of just what hot yoga is, its bending and stretching your body in unfathomable ways in a dark room that is heated to 100 degrees while a very chill yogi plays Christian jams and tells you whats up. or at least that was our experience.
This exciting exercising expedition began with a 6 am wake up call, a pep talk, a list of precautions and things to bring, a cranky, foodless drive to downtown Jonesboro and finally arriving to a class at the nirvana yoga studio consisting of all women-young and old-with the exception of a very limber, very serious, very old man who had done his fair share of hot yoga.
We removed our shoes, rented our mats and groggily tried to converse with other fetus yogis and entered into the furnace. Okay, it wasn't a furnace yet because we actually turned on the heaters as we picked our spots but it certainly wasn't cool. We unpacked our towels and put on our brave faces as the instructor began. First, it was easy stuff like childs pose and downward facing dog but gradually we became unbalanced, knotted masses. A perk to yoga is that though it isn't exactly easy it is very repetitive which helps you master each pose or at least learn to stay upright. After an hour we were stanky and starved but relaxed and happy.

All in all hot yoga was definitely an adventure with a positive pay off. And a very convenient excuse to eat lots of Chinese food following. I really enjoyed it and i don't like any form of exercise so that's saying a lot. Even Larry said he had fun, despite the fact he told me not to tell anyone he did yoga. Its not for wimps of those prone to excessive sweating seeing as it would probably cause slipping or something like that. Its completely worth the 10 dollars and you might actually find that youre a yogi at heart.

Things you should know before doing hot yoga:
bring a towel, a change of clothes and A LOT of water
its called hot yoga for a reason
everyone sucks at yoga so don't feel self conscious
most classes are open level meaning its ideal for beginners but challenging enough for experienced folk
bring your own mat unless you want to rent one that has been contaminated by the sweat and tears of unprepared yogis before you
they are very small classes
you probably wont be able to do everything
you're also going to wobble and maybe even fall
its definitely worth trying
BONUS: IT FEELS COLD OUTSIDE WHEN YOU LEAVE BECAUSE ITS SO HOT IN THERE.

Sunday, June 26, 2016

favorite bible verses -Faith Brooks(14)

favorite bible verses!!

1. "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
2. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
3. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Phillipians 4:6
4. "Jesus replied, "You don't understand now what I am doing, but someday you will." John 13:7
5. "If God is for us, who can ever be against us?" Romans 8:31
6. "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:30-31
7. "Pray more, worry less." Matthew 6:34
8. "God will never leave your side." Joshua 1:9
9. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Matthew 22:37
10. "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young." 1 Timothy 4:12
11. "Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it." Luke 11:28
12. "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26
13. "You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it." Matthew 21:22
14. "Sometimes it takes a painful situation to makeus change our ways." Proverbs 20:30
15. "Cast your burden on the Lord and he will sustain you. He will never permit the righteous to be moved." Psalm 55:22
16. "And we know, that in all things, God worked for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
17. "But God demonstrates His love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

My Dream Job: Haven Robertson

I've always admired people who always strive to help other humans because that is what I have always wanted to do. My dream job consists of helping and saving newborn babies. I want to be a Neonatal Nurse, also called a NICU nurse. If you know me, you know that I love kids/babies and I also love to help people. So, this would be the perfect job for me.

NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. NICU nurses work with the tiniest and sickest newborn infants until they are discharged from the hospital. The infants could have problems ranging from being premature, birth defects, infections, cardiac malformations, and even surgical problems. Neonatal nurses are responsible for many tasks. These include oxygen administration, provide medications and perform special procedures, change diapers, and just all around care for the infants that the nurses are responsible for during their shift. These nurses have to have a numerous amount of skills and are highly trained. NICU nurses also provide around the clock care.

The first step to becoming a neonatal nurse is first becoming a registered nurse and either getting an associates degree(2-3 years) or getting a bachelors degree(4 years). Next, I would have to become licensed by completing a nursing program and taking the (NCLEX-RN) exam for registered nurses. After that, I would have to gain experience in pediatrics by interning or working in a hospital's nursery. Lastly, I would have to become certified in neonatal nursing. This information was found at http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/nurse/neonatal-nurse/

The demand for NICU nurses is extremely high. If I become a neonatal nurse, I would have to work in a hospital that has a neonatal intensive care unit, such as Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR. NICU nurses average $40 per hour and have a salary of $83,892 per year.

I am very passionate about this career because I was in the NICU for 17 days due to a birth defect that lead to me becoming premature. I want to give helpless infants a chance of having a full life. I hope to achieve my goal of becoming a neonatal nurse someday.

Lake Trip Gone Wrong...-Wesley Jordan (#10)

About two hours ago I got back from Mountain View. We have a camper up in Mountain View with our own ground by it. Down a little ways from where our camper is there is a little creek that you can float, swim, and enjoy a great time with family and friends. Well this year we decided that the creek is getting a little boring that we would adventure to the Norfork Lake. So we went out and bought a used pontoon at the beginning of the year with my parents high school friends. It wasn't a bad looking bought after we got it cleaned up. The motor on it needed some work but we got it all fixed up and it worked like a charm!
So on June 25th 2016, we decided that we would go out on the lake. It was only nine of us that went on the lake that day. The pontoon started up great after we left the dock and everything. We went and got some gas for the pontoon and we set of to some cliffs. We got to the cliffs and we all jumped off of them a few times and had a great time doing so. But then we decided that we would go somewhere else, into one of the coves. We were in the cove where no one but us were at. We swam for about a hour or more and I started to get bored. So I suggested that we would go to the cliff again.
Everyone climbs onto the pontoon and my dad was fixing to take off. When he tried to start it, it wouldn't start. Him and one of his friends worked on it for about 30 min and it still wouldn't work. So we called the closest marina to come out and help us. They told us it would be TWO HOURS before they would be able to come and help us out. We couldn't tell them exactly where we were because there are a lot of coves on the lake. So we pulled and pushed our boat out to the middle of the lake so that when they came after two hours they would be able to see us.
They finally came and helped us out and we go back to our dock. We got into the truck and started off back to our camp ground. It was a long and tiring day setting on the lake all day. But I am thankful that we were safe and that we got back to the camp ground. Adios pontoon, I'm never riding on you again.

Friday, June 24, 2016

do you believe in... -Faith Brooks(13)

do you believe in...

aliens? well, this one is sort of half and half. I could see aliens being possible because of water being found on other planets and I'm sure we haven't searched every inch of every planet, so. on the other hand, these aliens would have to be really advanced to only need water to survive, and also really good hiders because they've never been spotted. also, the whole UFO concept confuses me because where would they get the materials? it's not like they have random tools and metal laying around on Mars. I guess they could be stealing satellites and stuff that astronauts send out into space, but that would be really hard. if there are aliens, that's freaky, but maybe they'll come in peace and build places in space that we can visit or something

ghosts? I definitely believe in ghosts. sometimes I have dreams with people who have passed in them and I think that's their spirit visiting me. also, some people are lucky enough to see a ghost of someone they loved who passed, just to say goodbye or visit. I haven't gotten the privilege of seeing any of my passed loved ones, but I'm sure everyone does at least once in their life

superpowers? maybe not anything like laser vision, but I believe that some people might have hidden strengths like really good hearing or vision or even being psychic

love at first sight? maybe attraction because of first sight, but love? nah. you have go get to know a person and see how they act to know if you love them. seeing someone and instantly loving them doesn't really happen unless you're reallyyyyy desperate

superstitions? very much, yes. I believe in the whole nine yards. knock on wood, walking under a ladder is bad luck, don't pick up a penny unless it's on heads, etc.

relationships -Faith Brooks(12)

Relationships make the world go round. Love, loyalty, trust, someone to be there for you... all of that is so important in life. The most important parts of a relationship are, like I just said, love, loyalty, and mostly trust. Trust is important in a relationship because loving someone requires it. Sticking with someone, keeping their secrets, and being comfortable with someone all require trust. In highschool, relationships are hard. There are so many things that go into a relationship when you're in highschool. So many factors that can break you up or test you. These factors include: cheating, lying, drama, moving, graduating, deciding where to go to college/if you'll go to college together, fights, immaturity, etc. Teenagers are said to not know anything about love, but I think we do. Right now, I love my boyfriend, but I have to be honest and say that things do get hard sometimes. But, for the past year, six months & three days, we've loved eachother and made it through every bump in the road. My biggest worry for our relationship is going to college. Will we get into the same ones? Do we want to go to the same colleges? Where could we move where we would both be happy? We talk about it a lot(I tend to run things into the ground when I'm worried about them), and we've both considered a lot of different places, but all I can really do is pray about it, because everything is in God's plan. Anyways, relationships can be hard, but they are also so beautiful and fun. Finding someone who's your bestfriend and your boyfriend is just such an amazing feeling to have. I'm really comfortable and open with Dillon. I know I can tell him anything and he won't tell anyone, I know I can ugly-laugh infront of him and he won't make fun of me, I know that every time we're together is going to be a good time, etc. Being single can be fun because of the freedom, but being in a relationship with sharing, kindness, fun, and someone to share your life with is unexplainable.

people i admire -Faith Brooks(11)

people i admire
1. my parents, because they take care of me and my brother every day and make sure we're happy
2. Dillon, because he puts up with me, makes sure I'm always happy & lets me rant his ear off just about every day
3. Sydney, because of her strength, beauty, and ability to let things go. Syd has been by my side as long as I can remember and I hope nothing ever changes that
4. Shailey, because she's beautiful, sweet, strong, such a great singer & writer, and she's hilarious
5. Mattie, because she's a peace-maker, trustworthy, she can make anyone smile just by being around, and she's loyal
6. Karlee, because of how strong of a christian she is, she takes care of all of her friends, she's forgiving, she sings really good, and she has big plans that I know she'll fulfill someday
7. Sam, because she's caring, kind, a good leader, funny and smart
8. my aunt Melissa, because she's strong, powerful, independent, smart, kind, small but feisty, and definitely a role model of mine
9. Haley James Scott(along with the other OTH girls, Peyton and Brooke), even though she isn't real & she's just a character, I admire her character so much. she's kind, smart, loyal, caring, strong, beautiful, & everything I strive to be
10. my grandma Colleen, because she's sweet, funny, and kind
11. Chrissy Teigen, because she's successful, sassy, really funny, a good cook, and has all of her priorities right
12. Mary Downing Hahn, because of her amazing books(which were my favorite in elementary school) and the brilliance & imagination it took to write those books
13. Marilyn Monroe, because of her body positivity and all of her famous quotes. ex: "When it comes down to it. I let people think what they want. And if they care enough to bother with what I do, I already know I'm better than them."

fears -Faith Brooks(10)

fears
1. whales. it seems silly, but they're really really really huge and it freaks me out. big animals freak me out in general. big bears, elephants, big fish, especially big sea creatures
2. heights. heights don't freak me out too bad, but standing close to the edge of something(on top of a big building against a rail, etc) it freaks me out
3. car wrecks. car wrecks are probably my biggest fear because you can do everything in your power to drive good and not do anything to risk wrecking, but other people are just as responsible for your life as you are when you're driving. drunk drivers, texting while driving, anything that can cause someone to wreck can be fatal for that person and anyone around them
4. moving away for college. moving away for college really scares me because my family and my friends are my heart, and when I have to be far away from them, I won't know what to do and I won't have anyone to talk to. being without the people I love scares me to death
5. the dark. childish, I know, but the possibilities of things that could be in the dark are endless. plus, I watch a lot of scary movies
6. leaving my closet open when I go to bed. again, childish, but just watch Amityville Horror and you'll know why an open closet scares me(for those who don't like scary movies, a scary little girl's ghost hides in a closet and haunts a family)
7. spiders omg(I don't think I have to explain this one)
8. public speaking. I'm always afraid I'm gonna sound stupid or stutter or try to make a joke and no one laughs, so I got oral comm over with last year and I'm getting my college credit oral comm over with next year
9. death. this is another big one. death is scary for endless reasons that I don't feel like listing

things that make me happy -Faith Brooks(9)

things that make me happy yay :)))
1. sunsets
2. Dillon, Sydney, Karlee, Shailey, Mattie, Sam
3. babies omg
4. kittens
5. baby facts
6. Grey's Anatomy
7. One Tree Hill
8. Orange is the New Black(very inappropriate and gross but still a good show)
9. Pretty Little Liars
10. clothes
11. Deadpool
12. sour candy
13. chocolate
14. Larry's Pizza
15. scary movies
16. Beale Street in Memphis
17. sleep
18. pretty much any food
19. weddings
20. homecoming
21. looking at prom dresses for next year
22. my brother
23. Florida
24. the beach
25. listening to people sing in person, whether it's at a concert or one of my friends is singing
26. cheesy jokes
27. surprises
28. money(pretty sure that makes everyone happy)
29. grocery shopping(I'm not sure why, but it's really fun for me)
30. laser tag
31. bowling
32. parties(not the crunk kind, but the laughing-with-friends kind)
33. thinking of what college to go to(also very stressful)
34. most music, but not pop songs that are really repetitive and basically consist of 5 words
35. getting slightly tan even though it's nothing compared to non-redheads' tans
36. old music
37. carnivals/fairs/community events(especially fairs)
38. rollercoasters
39. sometimes math, but only when I finally figure out how to do it
40. learning new things^^
41. coffee
42. storms(unless they're really bad, then they freak me out)
43. Vine(the app, not the plant)
44. Andy's concretes
45. old TV shows
46. my little cousins in Florida, Hannah and Clayton
47. finishing a drawing and actually being happy with it
48. kindness(people opening a door for me, compliments, small talk, etc)
49. hammocks(so cool, even though I've never been in one)
50. coloring/painting/drawing
51. Johnny Depp movies(especially Crybaby & Benny and Joon)
52. flowers
53. makeup/hair/food tutorials
54. The Breakfast Club
55. lipstick
56. sign language(taking an online class to learn it next year, woo!!)
57. cold pizza
58. Bath & Body Works lotion, perfume, hand sanitizer, etc
59. road trips with friends
60. bad or good puns, either way they're hilarious
61. spending time with people I love

why babies are cool -Faith Brooks(8)

babies are really cool
1. newborns only have about one cup of blood in their body when they're born
2. babies have 60 more bones than adults
3. they're born with no bacteria in their bodies
4. parents lose up to 6 months of sleep the first two years of having a baby
5. newborns can only see in black and white for the first few months
6. breastfeeding your baby can reduce your risk of Alzheimer's by 22%
7. as late as 1985, doctors thought that babies didn't feel pain, so they didn't give babies anesthesia during surgery
8. they have three times as many taste buds as adults
9. premature babies are more likely to be left handed
10. over 90% of women who are carrying a down syndrome baby will choose to get an abortion instead of having the baby
11. woman who snore during their pregnancy are more likely to have a small baby
12. kissing a baby on the ear can make it go deaf, due to a condition called Cochlear Ear-Kiss Injury
13. a baby can't taste salt until it's four months old
14. a newborn urinates about every 20 minutes
15. a baby is born every three seconds
16. newborns don't have kneecaps when they're born & they don't fully develop them until they're six months old
17. babies can't breathe and swallow at the same time
18. babies forget most of the first three years of their life, which neuroscientists refer to as "infantile amnesia"
19. babies are strong enough to lift their own weight when they're born
20. babies are basically just screaming when they're crying because they don't shed tears until they're 3-12 weeks old
21. every baby grows a mustache, which then spreads all over its body & is consumed & excreted by the baby
22. a baby begins to gain awareness of its gender by the age of 3, then acts accordingly
23. newborn babies habe a natural swimming reflex to swim for the first four to six months of its life

Baby Nurse 👶🏻 -Faith Brooks(7)

A neonatal nurse is a nurse that focuses on babies that are born prematurely or with health problems. I'm considering being a neonatal nurse because I want to serve a purpose while I'm alive, and I think doing something as meaningful as saving babies would definitely give me purpose. To be a neonatal nurse, you have to get a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree, get certified in neonatal resuscitation or neonatal intensive care nursing, pass the National Council Licensure Examination, etc. These nurses have to have critical thinking skills, patience, attention to detail, teaching skills(to teach the parents how to properly take care of their baby), compassion, and they must be able to control their emotions, considering some patients pass away. According to study.com, a neonatal nurse's duties include "administering medications, monitoring vital signs and providing vital nutrients to newborns. Because most premature and sick newborns' lungs are not fully developed, NICU RNs must ensure that infants are breathing and maturing properly. These specialized nurses work with upper-level nurses and physicians and assist in treatment plans and examinations. They keep, maintain and update records of the patient's care. In addition to medical care, NICU RNs communicate with and educate parents on day-to-day operations as well as home-care procedures." In my opinion, neonatal nurses are among the most important people in the medical field because they keep tiny humans alive. The babies that they save can grow up to be anything or anyone. One of them might save the world, one of them might be the next Albert Einstein, one of them might invent things, one of them might even become a neonatal nurse. If I got the chance to be a neonatal nurse, I would be so honored to spend the rest of my life helping babies survive and helping their parents take care of them. Being someone who saves, takes care of, and monitors tiny little babies would mean the world to me.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Things I Love About You - Shailey Wooldridge

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF MY LAST BLOG POST CALLED THINGS I LIKE ABOUT YOU FROM THE BOYS POINT OF VIEW. ENJOY, OR DON'T ENJOY. I DON'T REALLY CARE.

Dear you know who,

I found your letter, a tad bit late. I'll have to say, you were always good at hiding Christmas and birthday presents. But a letter in an envelope with my name on it in bold letters,,,, just laying on your desk at your mothers house in plain sight. Not exactly your best work..... I went to look for you, in case your mom didn't mention that to you. I did, and you weren't there and I couldn't get her to tell me where you went. I'm not very persuasive, that was always more of your area of expertise. Had me fooled for months that you were fine and we were fine and everything was just fine.

But I still love you.

That's why I'm writing this. Unlike you I knew my goal before I sat down to write. I love you. I have since the moment I saw you in the grocery store struggling to get a can of spaghetti-o's off of the top shelf. I love you because you sing a little too loud in the shower. I love you because I know you miss him, even though you'd rather drop dead than admit that. I love you because I've always been one for adventure but you showed me an entirely new world that I didn't even know existed. Now that I've gotten a taste of that world I can never go back to the one I was living in before. Not without you. I cannot go back to a reality that doesn't have you sitting on the kitchen counter and playing an air guitar when there's not even any music playing.

And I hate you for it.

Contradicting yourself is your thing, but ever since you left without as much as a goodbye I find myself doing it all the time. I hate you because I won't ever look at cigarettes the same way again because of you and your stupid love of dumb metaphors from dumb books that are stupidly sad and dumbly overrated. I hate you because you left a dirty shirt in my hamper and it still smells like you after all this time and I can't bring myself to throw it out because then it'll seem more real than it already is. I hate you because you changed your phone number. I hate you for leaving. I hate you because I have the stupid engagement ring in my bottom drawer and while you were worried about it not lasting I was planning for forever.

But I'm also really sorry.

I should've put more work in, I knew how insecure you were, or how insecure you are. I'm not sure I really know you anymore. I should've taken more time to get you comfortable with my past. I'm a big mystery and I'm incredibly sorry for that. I'm sorry I didn't make the time to make you happy.. with me. It's not entirely your fault for leaving when I didn't do everything I could to let you know you were welcome.

And I'm also really scared.

I'm really scared that you were the one but I wasn't.

Bucket List- Wesley Jordan (#9)

I have never really made a bucket list in my life but, I have said that I have always wanted to do certain things before I pass. Some things that I may list may not sound cool to you, but really do sound cool to me. I hope that I can accomplish all of the things before I do pass.

Travel out of The United States (Check)
Go to Australia (Check)
Go to Paris
Fly on a air plane (Check)
Have at the least 3 kids
And I want 2 of the 3 kids to be twins
Go jet ski in the ocean (Check)
Learn how to scuba dive
Learn how to do sign language
Graduate from Riverside High School
Be a honor student
Go to Las Vegas and have a great time
Finnish Ms. Long summer assignment before school starts
Go to New York (Check)
Have a huge house in Ridge Pointe
Become a orthodontist
Open up my own business having to do with dentist or orthodontics
I want to go swimming with dolphins
I want to go sky diving
I want to go to the north pole
I wan to go see the northern lights
I want to travel to all of the fifty states
Go see mount rushmore (Check)
I want to drive a sports car up the coast of California
I want to go rock climbing (Check, but it wasn't real rock climbing)
I want to catch a last minute flight to a random destination
I want to visit the leaning tower of pisa
Ride on a zip line (Check)
Ride a horse (Check)
Ride a gondola in Venice
I want to have a dodge charger as a car
I want to get a tattoo of something that is meaningful to me
Jump of a cliff (Check)
Be in a wedding (Check)
Have a paintball war with a bunch of my friends
Ride in a hot air balloon
I want walk some of the great wall of china

All of these things sound really cool and I hope that one day I will get to experience every single one of these things.

more facts :) -Faith Brooks(6)

random facts!!
1. a number 2 pencil will draw a line for 35 miles, but a pen will only draw a line for about 5 miles
2. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr.Seuss was inspired by publisher Bennett Cerf who bet him $50 that he couldn't write a book with less than 50 different words
3. Margaret Mitchell was in a car accident when she was younger & read multiple library books while recovering. her husband eventually got tired of going to the library all the time to get her new books, so he suggested she write her own, which was Gone with the Wind
4. the longest word in the english language is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is a type of lung disease caused by inhaling ash and dust
5. a new word is added to the dictionary every two hours
6. the word "swims" is still swims if you turn it upside down
7. all pilots have to identify & speak in english while flying, no matter what their first language is
8. cherophobia is the fear of fun
9. the guy who invented frisbees was cremated and made into frisbees when he died
10. bikinis and tampons were invented by men
11. a baby spider is called a spiderling
12. Hitler's mom was going to get an abortion, but the doctor convinced her not to
13. an octopus is the size of a flea when it's born
14. "do geese see God?" says the same thing backwards
15. Arab women have the right to get a divorce if their husbands don't pour coffee for them
16. Facebook, Skype & Twitter are all banned in China
17. the French have seventeen different words for "surrender"
18. the veins of a blue whale are so big that a small child could swim through them
19. there are 1,665 steps in the Eiffel Tower
20. slugs have four noses
21. panphobia is the fear of everything
22. the voice of Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots
23. the Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world
24. there are oysters that can climb trees in the Caribbean

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Summer has Begun -Hattie

For the past three to four weeks all I have done is played basketball. We had camps pretty much every day except Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. I am not complaining about this, but during those weeks I haven’t been able to do all of the things I usually do during summer. However, now that camps are over I can start doing things. So, for the next two months of summer I plan on going to the lake, playing lots of tennis, relaxing, and hanging out with friends.

Going to the lake is pretty much an every summer thing for my family. We always have tons of fun water skiing, tubing, and kayaking. We also have a zip line, a basketball goal, and a badminton set. So, we are always doing something. The food is also a lot better at the lake. I don’t know why but it is.

I also plan on playing a lot of tennis with my brother and the other tennis players. Tennis is just a fun sport. I love just going up to the courts to hang out with my teammates and to just get better at the sport we love.

Relaxing is one of the major things I am keying on this summer. I never have much time to just relax; therefore, I don’t take the time I do have for granted. I love just laying down and watching Netflix or a good movie. I also read some but not as much as I should.

I do plan on hanging out with my friends this summer too. Some of the girls in my youth group and I are really good friends so we try to get together often. We have a lot of movie nights and we even have a lake trip planned. I love hanging out with the girls from my youth group. I also plan on spending time with my friends from school, whether it be movie nights or trips to Jonesboro.

Now that my summer has finally begun, I plan on making the most of it. This summer is going to be the best one yet.

Monday, June 20, 2016

Bucket List -Ambria

Before our time is up, we all have things that we want to accomplish. We have certain goals we want to reach. I have created a list of things that I want to do in my life time. I hope I get to complete each one and make memories over the years and great stories to tell about my adventures when I get older. Some of these may seem silly, but they are the things I want to do and experience.
1. Travel to Alaska
2. Go on a cruise
3. swim with dolphins
4. Travel to Paris
5. Go to Disney World
6. Marry the love of my life and have a big family with him
7. Meet Pete Wentz
8. Swim in the Pacific Ocean
9. Take a selfie with the Hollywood sign
10. Go to Rome
11. Surf in Hawaii
12. scuba dive
13. Write a book
14. have an impact in people's lives
15. Become a famous artist
16. Be on TV
17. fly in a plane
18. Go camping
19. Go hiking
20. Go on a long road trip
21. hike up a mountain
22. Take a selfie with a tiger
23. Own a pet monkey
24. Take a selfie with a penguin in Antarctica
25. see the world
26. Learn different languages
27. buy a big van and paint it like the mystery machine off Scooby Doo
28. eat with chopsticks
29. eat at a very high class, sophisticated restaurant at least once
30. stand on a balcony
31. Go to Australia and see kangaroos
32. own a pitbull and a boxer at the same time
33. barrel race professionally
34. own a horse named Narnia so that if I ever win a barrel race I can say "For Narnia!"
35. Swim in an ocean and not get bit by a shark

TURTLE CREEK IS UNFAIR! SECURITY GUARDS ARE IN THERE! STANDING AT THE CONCESSION! PLOTTING THEIR OPPRESSION! -- Karlee Sanders

Did you know that if you’re doing a scavenger hunt in the Turtle Creek Mall with your friends, you’re breaking the rules? Because I sure didn’t. So listen up here, buddy boy, because I have a story to tell. I went to Jonesboro on the fine day of June the eighteenth in the year of two thousand and sixteen. (Yes, I just spelled out the date. Do you have a problem with that? No? Didn’t think so, pal.) I was with my very close friends Sydney, Mattie, and Sam. Oh, and Larry. Anyways, we had a scavenger hunt in Target and had a lot of fun. I was on a team with Mattie and Sam. Unfortunately, we lost miserably to Sydney and Larry. We decided it would be more fair to split the victorious power couple up as team captains, so I ended up on a team with Larry. We also decided that since we had already done a scavenger hunt in Target, that we should choose a different list to play by, and that we should move into the mall. Well, let me tell you something. We obviously made the wrong choice. Larry and I set off to complete the hunt before Mattie, Sam, and Sydney could. We were doing a fantastic job of getting the list completed. We took many glorious selfies to prove that we found what the list was asking for. This is where things started to get hairy. One of the things we had to do was to take a picture with a security guard. When you hear the words, “security guard” any normal person would think of the hilarious movie starring Kevin James, Mall Cop, and would assume that all mall security officers are as nice and friendly as Paul Blart. Larry and I had that exact same stereotype in our heads as we made our way over to the seemingly nice mall cop. (Who, might I add, kind of resembled Paul Blart.) Larry proceeded to ask him if we could take a selfie with him. The mall cop’s face turned into an instant frown. He harshly scolded, “THERE ARE NO SCAVENGER HUNTS IN THE MALL AND YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE PICTURES IN THE MALL.” To this, Larry and I responded with a polite, “Okay.” and continued on our way. But in my mind, I was appalled. Why would any mall prevent such fun? Larry and I decided to ignore his command in an attempt to protest. We took a picture with that awful security guard when he had his back turned, and won the scavenger hunt.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES, TURTLE CREEK MALL SECURITY?

(if you read this thank you and if you got my reference in the title bless you)

50 facts about me -Ambria Curtis

1. My name is Ambria
2. I have 2 siblings
3. Their names our Blaine and Ethan
4. My favorite subject is English
5. I want to be an English teacher
6. When I graduate I want to go to ASU
7. I have 4 hobbies
8. I like to write
9. I like to draw
10. I like to hunt
11. I like to fish
12. My favorite TV show is Pretty Little Liars
13. My favorite color is purple
14. I have 2 favorite movies
15. crossroads is one of my favorite movies
16. Finding Dory is my other favorite movie
17. I have a dog named Zoey
18. she is a Yorkshire Terrier
19. I have 14 chickens
20. so far, I like The Freedom Writer's Diary
21. my favorite soda is cherry Dr. Pepper
22. I'm 5'3"
23. I have brown hair
24. I have hazel eyes
25. My favorite band is fall out boy
26. My favorite song by fall out boy is "Dance, Dance"
27. My favorite animal is tigers
28. My favorite cartoon is Tom and Jerry
29. I like 80's movies
30. My favorite store is Hot Topic
31. I don't like speaking in public
32. I'm not a big sports fan
33. coming up with 50 facts is really hard
34. even though these facts are about me
35. I hate scary movies
36. My birthday is June 18th
37. I just turned 16
38. I love romance movies
39. Maroon 5 is another one of my favorite bands
40. "She Will Be Loved" is my favorite song by Maroon 5
41. I wear glasses
42. I'm not big on reading
43. I'd rather watch the movie than read the book
44. I hate movies with sad endings
45. I'm almost done with 50 facts
46. Lilo and Stitch is my favorite childhood movie
47. I like stuffed animals
48. I like to paint
49. I graduated kindergarten in 2005
50. I'm done with all 50 facts :)

50 facts about me- Ambria Curtis

Super Summer -- Karlee Sanders

Tomorrow I leave for a camp called Super Summer Arkansas. I've been going to Super Summer for four years. This will be my fifth year at camp! Super Summer is a Baptist church camp in which students from all over Arkansas come to unite and worship God. The camp is put on two times, three days for junior high (JV Super Summer), and 5 days for senior high (Super Summer Arkansas). It is hosted by Ouachita Baptist University.

If you're a junior high camper, you are assigned a Prime Time group (Prime Times are named 1-6.). If you’re a senior high camper, you’re assigned a School. (Schools are named the colors red, yellow, green, blue, camo, and orange.) There are six groups in all, and there are about 1500 campers usually, so Prime Times and Schools are usually filled with around 250 campers. Prime Times and Schools compete all during the week for awards, which are rewarded at the end of the week. The Spirit Award is the holy grail of Super Summer awards, I kid you not. The Spirit award is given to the Prime Time or School who has the most spirit all week. Competitions for this are done on the recreation field and in the cafeteria. The Recreation Award is the second best award. Recreation is a bunch of games which all campers compete in to earn points. The team with the most points at the end of the week wins! Lastly, there’s the Decibel Award. The team who is the loudest at the competitions during lunchtime wins. Campers are also assigned a staffer. Staffers are college students who volunteer to be camp counselors for the week. Each staffer is assigned 12 or 13 kids to bond with and talk deeper about what is learned in the Prime Time or School group sessions. Staffers often create lasting relationships with the campers in their groups.

Super Summer also offers an amazing worship experience. Each night, campers go to Big Church. In Big Church, a band (This year it’s the Digital Age!) leads the campers in worship. There are many raised hands and voices proclaiming God’s praise. Following worship, a preacher (This year its Ed Newton!) preaches the Gospel and leads many kids to Christ. Super Summer is truly an amazing experience and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good time in Christ.

Sunday, June 19, 2016

things I'd like to do. sydney adams 5

•things I want to do
-go sailing
-sky dive
-read more books than ms.long
-become a journalist
-decide upon a career
-help lead someone to God
-travel to other places and learn about the culture there
-do a play
-get out of caraway arkansas
-meet christian slater
-camp on the beach
-feed the homeless
-write a book
-take a self defense class
-learn to kick box
-swim with sharks
-learn to surf
-adopt all of the puppies
-live a little more every day
-serve my country
-join the peace corps
-become the president of some organization
-obtain a large collection of albums
-go to Switzerland
-hike in a deciduous rain forest
-major in science & English in college
-move to Oregon for a while
-travel from Florida to New York to Washington to California
-go on a massive road trip
-teach someone how to read
-adopt a kid
-by a one way plane ticket on a whim
-live on a bus for a week
-ride a train through the north
-go to Arizona
-go to bonarooo
-master a sport
-go to Memphis in may
-go to California
-plan a surprise party
-go to Oregon
-hike a mountain
-get my nose pierced with matt
-go on a road trip
-get Mattie cool cat
-see 21 pilots and work on seeing all my other favorites
-run a marathon
-start a non profit organization
-go to greece
-go New York
-travel world
-buy a hippie van
-work for a magazine
-get into med school jk I don't wanna be a doctor anymo
-do nothing but watch different movies at the theater for a whole day
-write a song
-publish my poetry
-go see the red wood trees
-go ice skating in Mississippi
-hit a baseball over the fence
-go white water rafting
-go to a massive library and then a large aquarium
-jump on a bus and go to a city
-take up yoga
-learn to dance
-find my "thing". my passion, my niche yanno whatever talent or passion I was given.
-live like a hippie for a year and see if my family was right all along
-go on a retreat where I am completely unplugged from all technology and social media
-send my grandparents to London (not like forever they would just love a trip there)
-see journey and the Doobie Brothers in concert
-also the beach boys
-actually launch my makeup account & blog
-study abroad
-read all of the books in my personal library
-model at some point bc that would be nice
-inspire someone
-do more with my life than go through the motions and watch Netflix
-finish my freaking summer assignment
-win Miss Arkansas (a goal I've had since I was a little girl)
-change the world in some way. no matter how small. I want to make a difference
-strengthen my relationship with God

Father's Day- Wesley Jordan (#8)

Father's Day is a day that is set aside for kids to honor their father. This Father's Day me and my Dad put together his new grill that he got for Father's Day. He had planned to use the grill to day to grill out for his Dad and for our neighbors. So around three o'clock we had my Grandpa come over and our neighbors come over to honor them. After we ate and visited together, my Grandpa left. We went over to our neighbors house to swim and have a great time with each other.
This was a great day but now it is coming to a end. We only have one day that is set aside for all of our father's. We should have more than one day set aside for our great father's that provide for us and gives to us. I do realize that not everyone has a father figure in there life. Some of our father's have passed away, but others just don't have anything to do with us. But for the father figures that we do have in our lives should get more than one day to get honored.
As for my Dad, he is a really great Dad and I am very thankful that I have him in my life. He would do ANYTHING for me. He would even take a bullet for me and I am very thankful that I get to call Chris Jordan my Dad.
Sometimes I do things that disappoints him. I wish I can take back all of the things that has made him mad, upset, or disappointed him. Because he is a really great person, not only to me but to my sister, my Mon, and his family members.
So I hope everyone that has a father figure in their life got to spend some time with their father. And I hope that all of the father's out there had a really great day getting gifts and spending time with there kids. Remember to cherish all the moments that you get to spend with your Dad.

Pricila - Brittany Tucker (#4)

  Pricila grumbled something under her breath as she swept a hand through her bubblegum-pink hair.
    “Pricila! Where are you?”     She ignored her mother, staying silent as she messed with her hair, pulling to one shoulder and braiding it, letting it rest down her back.
    “Pricila, please come back! I didn't mean it!” her father shouted.
    As silently as she could, she moved further away from them. She glanced to Gwen, who resided on her body in tattoo form. Gwen refused to speak for the last little bit, confusing her master greatly. The dragon was usually very talkative.
    Gwen? Are you okay? Why aren't you speaking? Pricila mentally asked, brushing aside a large leaf as she continued through the dense forest to avoid her parents.
    Gwen was silent for a moment more before answering. Mistress, I advised you to tell them about him before you two decided to marry. Not after. You knew how what your parents would say—especially when you're in an arranged marriage to another man.
    Pricila glared at the dragon tattoo on her arm. Shut up, Gwendolyn. You said no such thing.
    Gwen huffed at the use of her full name, revealing her true form. Pricila studied her for a moment. Shoulder-length, cherry-red hair and brown, almond-shaped eyes coupled with her height, allowing her to stand over Pricila by a good six inches or so.
    Pricila looked away, moving on. She didn't remember Gwen saying anything, which means it didn't happen. Stupid dragon. I can take of myself. I don't care if my parents hired you to protect me. I don't need protection.
    Gwen chuckled scornfully. Princess, if you knew how to take care of yourself, I wouldn’t be here. But, you don’t, so here I am. You’re original marriage is to a commoner to help your village. He can help a lot more than the prince you want to marry can. I promise.
    Pricila said nothing to reply as Gwen reappeared on her arm. Pricila wasn’t the easiest girl to get along with, clearly. She was stubborn, clumsy, and outright rude. Sometimes Gwen wondered why the Prince of Eralyn agreed to marry her. He was a decent, honest, and overly apologetic man.
    They were opposites.
    Polar opposites.
    Yet, they got along very well.
    Pricila would quiet down, and Prince Jonas would take over their conversation. Pricila would trip; Prince Jonas would catch her. Prince Jonas would back down as a mob formed; Pricila would take control and calm them down.
    Gwen paused. Perhaps Pricila was right about wanting to marry him over the commoner. She had plans to abdicate her throne anyways, giving it her sister, Charlotte. Gwen still thought she should’ve told her parents about it though.
    They hadn’t met Prince Jonas, and didn’t want their eldest daughter—Princess of Colox—marrying some man, prince or not, without meeting him. King Peter and Queen Molly truly had their daughter’s safety at the forefront of their minds, and wanted her safe. Princess Pricila didn’t care about her safety, and just wanted to get married and away from them.
    Gwen nodded to herself. The members of the Royal Family were overbearingly protective of Pricila, so Gwen could see why she wanted to get away. It wasn’t like there would be no one to take the throne. They still had Charlotte.
    She sighed, shifting slightly on Pricila’s arm.
    Prince Jonas would be a good man to Princess Pricila. They just needed to get the King and Queen to see that.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Weather- Wesley Jordan (#7)

Arkansas weather is probably the most confusing weather that has ever existed. I don't understand how the weather men predict this weather that we have. One minute it's is sunny and pretty and then the next minute is gross and wet. If you ask me, I will always tell you that you that I would prefer it to be cold outside. The reason is, if it's cold outside, you can put on sweatpants, shirt, hoodie, and a lot of other things to make you stay warm. Now when it is hot outside. The only thing that you can do is go inside where there is air conditioning. You can't take of your shirt or shorts when you get hot outside. I have always said that when it is cold outside and you have a lot of layers of cloths on and you get hot, you can take layers off. But you cant do that in the summer. Now don't get me wrong. I LOVE SUMMER. I love swimming with my friends, I love how pretty it is outside, and I especially like how we get out of school for the summer. Swimming is my favorite thing to do. But then again when I'm outside just walking to my vehicle or just going into the store or something, It gets hot and hot fast at that. Another reason that I would rather it be cold outside is because I really like to wear sweat pants. Sweat pants are probably my favorite thing to wear, except for long sleeve t-shirt. The last reason would defiantly have the snow. I really like the snow. I love how we get out of school for a day when it gets real bad, and we go to our friends house and get to stay there all day playing in the snow and enjoying the day with friends. So if you were to ask me, I would tell you without thinking about it, that I wish it would be winter so that I was not hot all the time.

A Series of Failed Attempts - Kim Wilson (7)

It started off as a bet. Honest. How was I supposed to know that citizens would actually vote for me? I ran as a joke, I completely faked half of my campaign, yet here I was sitting in the Oval Office trying to wrap my mind around the predicament I was in. When I decided to run for President, it was because my friend bet me $500 I wouldn't do it, and I'm known for never turning down a bet. That's also another reason why people shouldn't have voted for me. I mean, who would want a gambler as the President?
As I sat in the desk, I thought about how I was going to waste the next four years of my life on people who will most likely hate me; it was in that moment that I decided to do something about it.

I was already sworn in. What could I do to get out of this? I could always resign but then Harry would probably take back the money, and I already spent half of it. Then it came to me: I could get impeached. In that moment, I decided to declare war on Canada. They would have to impeach me. I mean, who declares war on Canada? A bad President, that's who declares war on Canada. Of course I couldn't declare war myself, I had to appeal to Congress about it, but I could always go on television live and say we were planning on declaring war on Canada. After the interview, I checked all social media. My plan was going great. Everyone was tweeting that I was the worst President ever. Some people said I should be arrested, but I already got that worked out. Everything was going accordingly until the secret was discovered.
"President Jadson saves America," the article read. The article went into detail about how Canada was secretly planning to nuke D.C. The article portrayed me as a hero. Everyone thought I was really good at my job, but I really was just trying to get out of the job. How was I supposed to know what Canada was up to? What could I possibly do now?
After my first failed attempt at impeachment, I decided to do something awful. I planned to do something so heinous, I could possibly be assassinated: I was going to ban Doritos. This had to make people want me out of office. What kind of President bans Doritos? Banning Doritos is totally a "high crime." I would be taking away people's happiness.
Once again, my plan had worked...until it didn't. The banning Doritos tweet got everyone in an uproar. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, PRESIDENT JADSON?" one read. "Idk who this guys thinks he is but you can't just ban Doritos," read another. Then, once again, another article is released:
"President Jadson does it again!" It was titled. This article described how scientists have been studying affects of Doritos and it was the number one cause of cancer. The process of producing Doritos was also the number one cause of global warming. "Scientists were hesitant about when to release the data, but with recent occurrences, they decided to back President Jadson in the ban of Doritos. We don't know how he's doing it, but President Jadson is fixing America's problems one by one," it read.
"Oh, great." I slammed my head on the desk. I guess I must have put a little too much force into it, because suddenly Vice President Brown walked in. What was his first name? Andrew? Anthony?
"Are you okay? I've noticed you've acting strange lately," he said.
"Acting strange," I muttered to myself. Then it hit me. I slammed my hands on the desk, "That's it!"
"I'm just going to leave now," said Brown as he awkwardly walked out of the room.
Everyone loved Brown! All I had to do was accuse him of something, get him arrested, and the boom! I'll be impeached. It would totally work.
Once more my plan worked...until it didn't. I accused Brown of sneaking money into his account. The police investigated him and found he was not guilty of the crimes I accused him of. People were once again in an uproar. "YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE BROWN IS HOT AND YOU'RE NOT," a tweet read. There were many more, and many worse ones. I was so proud of myself, I was finally going to be impeached. Then it happened. They discovered something awful about Brown.
"President Jadson does it include again! Although he was off on the charges of Vice President Brown, he was still right about Brown's sketchy character. Investigators revealed that Brown was instead crooked as Jadson had said. Brown was working undercover to give America's secrets to Canada. He was the leader of Canada nuking D.C. How does Jadson do it?"
"Oh, come on!" I yelled at my computer screen. What does someone have to do to get impeached? Every time I try, I just fail! Maybe I was stuck as president.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

interviewing larry tilley-sydney adams 4

1. what name would you give yourself if you had the dough to legally change your name? -the supreme king
2. how many bowls of cereal do you eat every single day and why aren't you eating more? -I average probably 4 a year which breaks down to 0.010th a day, I'm not a breakfast guy
3. on average, how many times a week to you hurt yourself trying to dance in the shower?
-sadly enough none because I'm not an adventurous shower person, I prefer to get my work done and dance in my bedroom.
4. who was your favorite power ranger and why?
-I can't remember his name but he was black, like his suit was black. the black power ranger he was freaking King supreme.
5. If rodney carrington came and stole your lunch what would you do?
-oooh, can you give me a setting? are we at my house? in public? give me a situation this is really broad. I think, in all honestly that I would be so in awe I would not only let him steal my lunch but give him a dollar for extras.
6. how old were you when you realized that Santa Claus and the Easter bunny probably never actually knew one another in real life?
-that's not what I was expecting, I've never taken that into consideration but now that you've brought it up I think that they do know each other bc otherwise how else would they all know not to have their holidays on the same day? they have to communicate.
7. if you were to do one illegal thing and get away with it what would it be and why?
-I would steal a ten year supply of McDonald's mcribs. because, I could take 9 years worth of it and sell it for triple the price and once I've done that I'll have enough money to buy out all the local McDonald's chains and then as the owner I would have so much money I'd be above the law anyway, and I'll have a year supply of mcribs
8. What do you do when a baby just stares at you in public? Like, doesn’t even blink, just maintains intense, aggressive eye contact with their dumb baby face. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO IN THIS SITUATION?
-I look him back in the eye with the sternest look physically possible and once I realize that's not going to make him cry I would begin to stick my tongue out in hope of making him laugh.
9. who's better, tom or jerry?
-is that even a question? Jerry, he is the one who always wins after all AND AND AND jerry always gets the girls and tom does not. also, you get a bulldog as a bestfriend and body guard while tom spends a lot of time running from him.
10. child hood hero? & why?
-stone cold Steve austin. the bionic redneck, the Texas rattlesnake, and the worlds toughest SOB. well when you have a name like bionic redneck, clearly your appeal is going to go through the roof but that's not the only reason, he once sprayed a man with a beer truck, much like a fire truck but with beer. He owns his own brewery and makes stevewisers and he's just awesome if you don't get this you shouldn't be reading this interview.
11. most powerful woman you know (of)?
-(he really struggled with this one🙄) um I know the woman who has the most power over me but probably the most powerful woman in general would be Oprah Winfrey because no one else could do what she does, which is give out free handouts while still making mr ware hate her but cause josh peck to fall in love with her.
12. book that changed your life?
-Harry potter and the goblet of fire because it was the first one I read surprisingly which inspired me to read the rest of them which helped me rack up accelerated reader points.
13. do you think animals dream? if so what about?
-I think the more interesting question is if animals dream, which I believe they do do they dream in a human language or their own animal language? but to answer your question about what they dream about, I think they dream about driving cars.
14. if you could eternally face swap with one person dead or alive who would it be?
-I'm gonna go with Albert Einstein because then people would more throughly understand why my hair looks the way it does.
15. this is important, our relationship depends on this, what color skittle is the best skittle?
-the best tasting one is red but I usually confuse it with the orange (he's colorblind) so it has its drawbacks.
16. thing you want to do more than anything in the world?
-well since you won't let me use my first one I guess I want to win the masters tournament. (it's a pro golfing tourney for those who didn't know)
17. if you had to have one body part charred off by a fire breathing dragon what would it be?
-the middle finger on my left hand.
18. if you had to pick a ninja turtle to relieve of his life saving duties which one would you choose?
-Leonardo, bc he had swords and that was the best weapon that any of them had and I would inherit them.
19. where do you see yourself in 7 years?
-I'll be 24 so running a major city probably in Texas after completing my masters degree in political science and hopefully marrying you.
20. one word you cannot stand?
-"oh" the way all them gooberheads say it.
21. what president would you most likely do Zumba with?
-um bill clinton😍😍 because he can talk anyone into anything "I did not have zumbatical relations with that young boy" (immediately following that statement he retracted it but it simply would not be authentic if I took it off the record, you're welcome)
22. what bobs burger character are you? -I'm the dad bc I'm the one trying to stay focused on getting the job done while everyone else is running around doing their own thing.

Monday, June 13, 2016

What is Kindness? -- Karlee Sanders

What is kindness? By definition, kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. It's a desirable quality amongst friends, peers, family, and romantic partners. To me, kindness is something that everyone should strive to have. It's the glue that holds relationships together. For instance, you can't make a friend without being nice to them first. People who show kindness are liked more than people who are crabby and mean. It's just that simple. If you're mean, people won't like you. Would you like to be friends with a kind person, or a mean person? I'll let you think that one over.
Quite often I hear the saying, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." That saying helps to explain why kindness is so important, it helps build people up, not break them down. Kindness comes from within, and if your mind isn't making any kind comments toward another human being, then maybe you shouldn't say anything at all. I'm not here to be the mom blog-poster, but that saying is certainly something I agree with.
Kindness is also defined as a kind act. When you do a kindness for someone, you are helping them or doing something pleasant for that person. I'm sure that you've heard the phrase, "a random act of kindness". These random acts are anything from paying for someone's meal, surprising a stranger with a gift, or simply holding the door for someone just because you feel like being polite. Many people say that these random acts of kindness restore their faith in humanity as a whole. Kindnesses reassure others that there still is good in the world, despite all the negative influences.
So, if you've read this far, I encourage you to be kind today. Play nice and don't be petty or mean. Try to do something kind for someone else. Og Mandino once said, "Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again."

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Monotone - Brittany Tucker (#3)

  Ethan's eyes widen as he risks a glance to Blair, no longer hearing her play. He turns back to the sheet music, quickly figuring out where they were at in the song. Maybe she got lost. She is playing this from memory after all.
    Measure 50.
    They were only halfway through the song!
    He risks another glance, seeing her turning to him, tears in her large hazel eyes. She's mouthing something to him that he can only barely read from her pale pink lips.
    "I can't hear anything."
    The audience is distraught, murmuring to themselves about Blair.
    Blair fluidly moves back to him, reading her notes over his shoulder. Ethan panics, his fingers speeding up to catch up with her erratic vibrato. She's not in the right place, skipping to the end of the song.
    She's silently saying something with her music that Ethan can clearly hear. Help me. Please.
    The song finishes as Ethan plays the last chord, letting it ring loudly. It silences the raving listeners. Ethan quickly guides the still crying Blair off stage.
    As soon as they're alone, she collapses into his arms, becoming a sobbing mess. Ethan can do little to comfort her. He listens as she speaks to him, whispering his replies.
    Blair Sauveterre was tone deaf. His best friend couldn't hear music.
    As a musician, this was, in Ethan's mind, the most terrible thing that could happen to her. Music was her first love. Everything else was second.
    He knew how much time she put into practice, trying to make her performances perfect. She wrote small notes to herself all over her sheet music, and nearly starved herself from playing so much. Ethan, at times, had to force her to eat, and put her flute down for five or ten minutes to let her hands rest. Blair loved music more than anything else, and now she couldn't hear it.
    Ethan let out a sigh, running a hand through her long strawberry-blonde hair. "Blair, look at me," he softly commands.
    She obeys, looking to him with misery clear in her gaze.
    He messes with a strand of her wavy hair for a moment, moving her into his lap, cradling her petite form in his arms. "You'll get over this, Blair. I promise; I'll help you, and I won't rest until you can hear music again."
    Blair grips his shirt in her small fingers, sobbing harder. Ethan held her tightly, letting her tears stain his suit. A tear slides down his face as well. Why? Why did this happen? Everything we've worked for is gone. There's no way we got a good score on our piece.
    Ethan looks up as someone blocks the small amount of light they had. It was his identical twin brother, Xedrix. His accompanist, Dannie, moves next to him. They don't have to say a word to know what happened.
    Dannie messes with a piece of her hair, twisting it and combing through it with her hand. Xedrix fidgets with the silver ring on his thumb. They glance to other, whisper their condolences and move to the stage for their own performance.
    As usual, they stun the audience in a good way, bow, and exit the stage, moving back to Ethan and Blair. They join them on the ground as Blair stops weeping. She sniffles, looking at them.
    "I'm sorry," she mumbles, her voice barely audible.
    "It's okay," Dannie replies.
    Ethan and Xedrix nod in agreement. Everything's gonna be fine, Blair. Don't worry about it. You can still play; you'll be fine. I swear.

Facts about Me- Wesley Jordan (#6)

Everyone has interesting facts that people don't know about. Some people may know things about you but not know a lot about you. So here are some different facts about me.

In 2014, around this time (June) I went on a mission trip to Australia. My aunt and uncle lived over there for a couple of years and me and my cousin went over there to visit and to help them with mission work.
My birthday is July 9
I have been going to Riverside School since preschool and I haven't moved to any school.
I like to go swimming anywhere. If there is water and it isn't nasty, I will probably be swimming in it.
I like to listen to music a lot. I listen to music at least 2 hours out of the day.
I was born with 12 extra teeth that some were stacked on top of each other.
I have had 2 different surgery's because of my extra teeth. I had to get them removed because they could mess up my teeth or even do even worse things.
I have flew on a air plane over 5 times.
I watch Netflix a lot because it is the greatest thing that has ever been invented.
I go to church at First Baptist Church in Lake City Arkansas.
When I grow up, I want to be a orthodontist and possibly open up my own business.
I want to go to Paris before I die. I think it would be cool to go.
When I graduate I will be seventeen because my birthday isn't until summer.
I currently have two dogs and one cat.
Ms. Long is my favorite English teacher that I ever had.
The ACT is probably the hardest test that I have ever taken.
I am almost six foot tall
My favorite drink from sonic is Frozen Blue Raspberry Lemonade.
My favorite place to eat is either Wings to Go or Hiro.
I really don't like to read books for school work or just in general really.
I am going to Gatlinburg this summer before school starts back.

I hope that you learned something new about me and that some of these facts were interesting.

The Secret of Earth - Kim Wilson (6)

{this is really just a description of a story it will take me a while to actually finish it.}

Many people don't realize how many secret cities are all over the world. Trust me, I live in one, and it's not as fun as you may think.
These "closed cities" we live in are classified by our own government. The names and locations of our cities are unknown to the outside world. Our cities appear on no maps, no road signs will direct you to us. Visitors from foreign cities are strictly prohibited.
You don't know us, but we know you. We see all of the wars raging in the world you think only you occupy; we know all of the economies that continually fail of your countries. The thing about our secret cities are: we don't want to live here.
The government of our city doesn't allow us to move away. Citizens who try to sneak out of the city could be arrested, sometimes even shot. We don't want to be here. That's why we need your help.
You don't know what we have to endure. Our government controls our every move. Don't believe me? There are cameras everywhere, and when I say everywhere, I mean everywhere. We have cameras outside our house to eavesdrop on conversations. Any negative remarks about the government caught on the cameras are punishable.
We are told what to eat, how long to sleep, how long we get to use technology, and how long we can use electricity. We are even told who to marry and how many children to have.
They tell us they're doing this for our own good. They're supposed to make us a “perfect generation.” They tell us that they saved us from the outside world. What if we don't want to be perfect? What if we didn't wanted to be saved?
We know you, but you don't know us. We won't get out. We want out. We need you. We're coming. All of us. We're getting out of this torturous place.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Things I like about you - Shailey Wooldridge

Believe me when I say that I hope you never read this. I really really hope that you never ever ever read this, although I know there's a chance you might because you deserve to and I'm not exactly hiding it. If you do read this then I want you to know that I'm going to hurt you. I'm going to hurt you really really bad. I guess that's why I'm writing this to you, I guess part of me wants you to read it. I want you to get out while you still can, so I won't get the chance to hurt you. It's not my intention to hurt you, you have to believe me when I say that. You're the last person that I would ever ever want to hurt. But it's going to happen eventually, and I guess I just want you to be okay when it does.

Believe me when I say this, I like you. I like you because you call me out when I contradict myself. I like how when I'm with you I don't think about the past, I especially don't think about him, or the one before him. I like how you're scared, believe me when I say that you should be. It means you're smart enough to know that it's not in my nature to stay- and I'm sorry for that. I like your sleepy smile and I like the way you believe in me. Believe me when I say that you shouldn't.

I like how passionate you are about movies and I like how your eyes light up when you talk about how you want to be a director one day. Your eyes don't just light up they just absolutely burn brighter than the sun and I hope that when I break my promise to you that fire in your eyes doesn't go away. I hope you hate me when I'm gone, because you're the best thing that has ever happened to me and I deserve it for being scared of that. Believe me when I say that I am so so so sorry. Hate me with all your heart as long as that means you don't lose the love you have for everyone else. Because the love you had that was radiating off of you makes me want to learn to love myself.

Although I'm sure I won't love myself anymore after I screw all of this up. You always tell me not to self deprecate but screwing things up is what I'm best at. Believe me when I say that I'm sorry if I screwed you up. I don't really know what I was trying to accomplish when I sat down to write this letter to you, it isn't a goodbye because I haven't even done anything yet, and I don't want you to ever read this even though I said that I did earlier. I guess this is just an apology in advance that you're never going to hear. Believe me when I say that I'm truly sorry about not being able to tell you I'm sorry in person, or at all really. This letter was much more for myself than you now that I think about it. Believe me when I say that I'm sorry that I'm so selfish. I'm just, I'm really sorry. I'm sure you get the point although I can never say it enough.

Yours truly, you know who.

P.S you shouldn't believe me

Friday, June 10, 2016

Happiness is... --Karlee Sanders

Happiness is waking up every morning in a nice, comfy bed. Happiness is a mug of hot chocolate or coffee that warms your hands while you sip it. Happiness is getting a new notebook, and then writing your name on the inside of it. Happiness is laying down for a nap. Happiness is watching your favorite tv show non-stop. Happiness is being with family. Happiness is hanging out with friends. Happiness is when you accomplish something you've practiced and worked hard for. Happiness is saving change, and exchanging it for bills. Happiness is a crisp autumn afternoon, when the leaves are falling and the air is fresh. Happiness is seeing someone you've missed. Happiness is spending time with your pet. Happiness is seeing silly faces or animals in clouds. Happiness is cool grass between your toes. Happiness is a giant cup of cold water on a hot day. Happiness is when someone compliments you. Happiness is singing along to your favorite song on full blast without a care in the world. Happiness is figuring out something all by yourself. Happiness is teaching someone something, and watching them get it. Happiness is taking a drive with someone you love. Happiness is an ice cream cone, double scooped with your favorite flavor. Happiness is looking in the mirror, and liking what you see. Happiness is when you finish your summer assignment. Happiness is smelling your favorite flower. Happiness is remembering an inside joke between you an a friend, and laughing no matter how long ago the joke was made. Happiness is watching the sun rise. Happiness is watching the sun set. Happiness is laughing until your stomach hurts so bad that you think you should have a 6-pack. Happiness is giving back. Happiness is being pleasantly surprised.
Happiness is something that I love. It's truly wonderful. I'm very glad that I have experienced so much happiness in my life, and the things I just listed are some of the things that I think of when I hear the word happiness. There are many more, but I wouldn't want to overdo my 350 word cap. What is happiness to you?

Lifelong Friendships: Haven Robertson

I’ve grown up with an innumerable amount of amazing people who I like to call my child hood friends. Some of these people have trailed off throughout the years but others have stuck with me through it all.

One of my absolute best friends is Hattie Milligan. I’ve known Hattie for as long as I can remember. Hattie and I have played basketball together since we were old enough to play on an actual organized team. I know I can always count on Hattie, on and off the court. I am very blessed to have Hattie as one of my closest friends.

I have known Karlee Sanders since diapers. I am so lucky to know her. She knows everything about me. Karlee and I have always been pretty close. She loves the lord and is an amazing Christian. She is a great friend to have. She always knows the right thing to say. I know I can always count on her to tell me the truth, no matter the situation.

Mattie Lowery has always been there for me. I have known her since elementary school. Mattie is probably the most caring, funniest, and kind hearted person I know. I am so thankful for Mattie.

Last, but certainly not least is Samantha Lyles. Sam and I spent most of our childhood at Auntie Beth’s daycare and also grew up together. She is an amazing person. Sam is graduating early and I’m going to miss her dearly. I can come to Sam with anything and everything and I know I can trust her opinion.

These 4 girls will always be one of my greatest blessings. I will never forget all of the memories all of us have made throughout the years. From riding rides together at the fair to all of Mattie’s birthday parties in hotels. “There is something irreplaceable about childhood friends.”