Though we celebrate with Easter eggs and chocolates...
Let us not forget that today is the day that Jesus rose from the grave! Let the world rejoice and sing!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Happy Easter!
Happy Resurrection Day/Easter!!
Though we celebrate with Easter eggs and chocolates...
Let us not forget that today is the day that Jesus rose from the grave! Let the world rejoice and sing!
Though we celebrate with Easter eggs and chocolates...
Let us not forget that today is the day that Jesus rose from the grave! Let the world rejoice and sing!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Easter Excitement
I am SO excited for Easter! It's just in three days! My oh my, it feels like FOREVER since we've been out of Spicemuffin's room. With all the activity, it's been hard to get around.
But when I saw these gorgeous azaleas, I knew I just HAD to get outside and look at them.
I hope we have games at Easter. Even if we don't, I hope we have an Easter themed sermon at Church. We don't go with Spicemuffin, but we listen to the recording at home. :)
Ah, it's so relaxing sitting among the flowers. If you could FEEL spring, this is what it would feel like--cool breeze, warm ground, and the silky petals of flowers brushing against your face.
To everyone, Easter means new life. For Christians, a reminder that Jesus is risen! The plants have certainly been given new life. Look at those ginormous rose trees! Woo!
Everything is just so GREEN!
I can't wait to see what's in store for us. :)
But when I saw these gorgeous azaleas, I knew I just HAD to get outside and look at them.
Don't you just adore the red frills? They're so decorative. It's like they're dressing up for Easter, putting their best dress on. :)
I hope we have games at Easter. Even if we don't, I hope we have an Easter themed sermon at Church. We don't go with Spicemuffin, but we listen to the recording at home. :)
Ah, it's so relaxing sitting among the flowers. If you could FEEL spring, this is what it would feel like--cool breeze, warm ground, and the silky petals of flowers brushing against your face.
To everyone, Easter means new life. For Christians, a reminder that Jesus is risen! The plants have certainly been given new life. Look at those ginormous rose trees! Woo!
Everything is just so GREEN!
I can't wait to see what's in store for us. :)
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Arizona's Zone
I'm SO sorry for the lack of posts! Things have been busy here at the academy. Whew!
Just letting you know that I'm going to try to have the last "Why Not?" posts out soon.
Thanks SO SO much for your patience!! <3
Just letting you know that I'm going to try to have the last "Why Not?" posts out soon.
Thanks SO SO much for your patience!! <3
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A Walk and a Pleasant Surprise
I was walking through the woods near the Academy on Friday afternoon. It was so good to have a break from all that studying.
I rested against a pine tree for a moment.
But then I decided it would be fun to go off the beaten path and explore around. I knew that you're not supposed to, but I knew those woods pretty well.
After about five minutes of walking off the path, I found a gathering of abalone shells. Well, I'm not sure if they're abalones, but they look like it. I thought it was so cool! I wondered if anyone else had seen it.
Then, I gasped. That was the BIGGEST TREE I had ever seen! Look how big it is! I laughed. How does a tree grow that big?
Then, I heard a tour coming, and I leapt into this bush with the giant leaves. About 15 feet off, a group walked by on the path. I scooted behind one of the giant leaves. Was the path this close? I would have to wander off a bit more.
Good thing they didn't spot my skirt and boots! Can you see me?
After the group passed by, I continued on my walk. I was very pleased to see that the trees were healthy! See the little buds on the leaves?
I looked over, and a smile spread across my face. It was my bestie!
"JULIE!"
And that was the pleasant surprise. :)
I rested against a pine tree for a moment.
But then I decided it would be fun to go off the beaten path and explore around. I knew that you're not supposed to, but I knew those woods pretty well.
After about five minutes of walking off the path, I found a gathering of abalone shells. Well, I'm not sure if they're abalones, but they look like it. I thought it was so cool! I wondered if anyone else had seen it.
Then, I gasped. That was the BIGGEST TREE I had ever seen! Look how big it is! I laughed. How does a tree grow that big?
Then, I heard a tour coming, and I leapt into this bush with the giant leaves. About 15 feet off, a group walked by on the path. I scooted behind one of the giant leaves. Was the path this close? I would have to wander off a bit more.
Good thing they didn't spot my skirt and boots! Can you see me?
After the group passed by, I continued on my walk. I was very pleased to see that the trees were healthy! See the little buds on the leaves?
Then, I came upon a stone bench, and sat down. I relaxed for about 15 minutes until a blond-haired girl hiked up to the bench and sat down.
I looked over, and a smile spread across my face. It was my bestie!
"JULIE!"
And that was the pleasant surprise. :)
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
My Gymnastics Practice
I glanced at the clock, waiting for time to pass. The social sciences teacher just kept talking and talking! Finally, the bell rang. Freedom! As quickly as I could, I gathered up my books and rushed over to my locker. I dumped my books inside and pulled out a navy blue leotard. It was time for gymnastics practice!
I was the first to arrive, but was quickly joined by Marie and Kylie. After jogging around the spring floor a few times, we slid into our splits. As you can see, Marie is a lefty.
As we transitioned into our straddles (which Marie hates), I whispered to Marie. "You forgot to put your hair in a ponytail." Her hand shot up to her hair, and a grumpy look crossed her face. "Darn!" She replied.
"Nice leo," I smiled over at Kylie, who did not need her hair in a pony. Mine is too short and slippery!!
"Alright," Coach said, "today, you'll be working on bars and beam. Kylie, I need you to work on your kips. Ivy, you work on your cast handstands and flyaways. Stick those landings! Marie, you need to improve those cartwheels on the beam."
"Yes coach!" We all cried out in unison.
First, I helped Kylie with her kip. She got the gliding part with proper form, but has trouble with the final part. She finally got the motion of it, with me spotting her. Once Coach came around, I hopped up on the beam. I love the beam! It's my favorite event in meets.
I slid into my splits on the beam, and practiced my mount, and a few dance elements. I didn't wobble once, which pleased me immensely.
When it was my turn to go on the bars, I started off with a kip.
I ended in front support. I did a few small casts before...
...casting up into a nice straight handstand! Wow! I'd never done that before. So awesomely cool! "Nice job, Ivy!" Coach praised. The praise distracted me for a moment, and I slipped my hold. "Whoops," I said under my breath.
I casted into a handstand (that was not as good as the first, but still a good one) so I could do a few giants. I flew around the bar before letting go. I stiffened up into the proper form.
Flipping through the air felt so nice! It was almost time for the landing. I had never stuck this landing before. I so wanted to please the Coach today!
With a satisfying thud, I hit the floor. I did it! I stuck my flyaway!! I jumped up and down with Marie, celebrating. She was very pleased as well: she had just done a proper cartwheel on beam!
Woot!
Gymnast salute! Coach took this photo of us. She said she was very pleased with our progress. I wish gymnastics was every day. I so love gymnastics!
What things are you lovin'?
I was the first to arrive, but was quickly joined by Marie and Kylie. After jogging around the spring floor a few times, we slid into our splits. As you can see, Marie is a lefty.
As we transitioned into our straddles (which Marie hates), I whispered to Marie. "You forgot to put your hair in a ponytail." Her hand shot up to her hair, and a grumpy look crossed her face. "Darn!" She replied.
"Nice leo," I smiled over at Kylie, who did not need her hair in a pony. Mine is too short and slippery!!
"Alright," Coach said, "today, you'll be working on bars and beam. Kylie, I need you to work on your kips. Ivy, you work on your cast handstands and flyaways. Stick those landings! Marie, you need to improve those cartwheels on the beam."
"Yes coach!" We all cried out in unison.
First, I helped Kylie with her kip. She got the gliding part with proper form, but has trouble with the final part. She finally got the motion of it, with me spotting her. Once Coach came around, I hopped up on the beam. I love the beam! It's my favorite event in meets.
I slid into my splits on the beam, and practiced my mount, and a few dance elements. I didn't wobble once, which pleased me immensely.
When it was my turn to go on the bars, I started off with a kip.
I ended in front support. I did a few small casts before...
...casting up into a nice straight handstand! Wow! I'd never done that before. So awesomely cool! "Nice job, Ivy!" Coach praised. The praise distracted me for a moment, and I slipped my hold. "Whoops," I said under my breath.
I casted into a handstand (that was not as good as the first, but still a good one) so I could do a few giants. I flew around the bar before letting go. I stiffened up into the proper form.
Flipping through the air felt so nice! It was almost time for the landing. I had never stuck this landing before. I so wanted to please the Coach today!
With a satisfying thud, I hit the floor. I did it! I stuck my flyaway!! I jumped up and down with Marie, celebrating. She was very pleased as well: she had just done a proper cartwheel on beam!
Woot!
Gymnast salute! Coach took this photo of us. She said she was very pleased with our progress. I wish gymnastics was every day. I so love gymnastics!
What things are you lovin'?
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Shout-out for Raspberry Sparkles!
Hey, it's Sunshiny Ivy over here! Today, I'd like to give a shout-out to...
D A K O T A A N D G R A C E
from
Raspberry Sparkles ~ Our doll blog
Click on the name to get to the blog. :)
Raspberry Sparkles is the cutest blog, and has awesome photos of Dakota and Grace's dolls. I really think you should check it out!
Until next time...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Me and Winter
It was a chilly 40˚ morning. Since school at the Academy hasn't started yet (we start on Monday), we are free to do whatever we want. Or, we can just lounge in our bedroom like we were doing that morning.
Winterstorm came up to me, put his head under my hand, and began to whine. And he kept whining! I could tell he was really restless from all this inside stuff.
"Wanna go for a walk, Winter?" I asked him in an excited voice. The schnauzer immediately perked up just like he always does. He's so cute! "Come on," I said, sliding off the bed, and walking towards the door. "Where are you going?" my little sister Joyce, asked. "To the park with Winter!" I replied, closing the door behind me.
We walked away from our house towards my favorite path. It's a narrow walkway that leads to the park. I love to walk on it with my pet because there's so much to see! Birds, butterflies, and nature abound!
You can just see how narrow this path really is. This is the reason that not many people walk on this path. But I love it! Winter prefers skipping on top of the rocks for whatever reason. He's such an adventurous pup, and a big show-off! He's always showing off to Jubilee's dog, Ella.
I couldn't get a photo of the path at night, but it's beautiful! At this time of year, Rose lane path has the most perfect white lights strung along the pathway. So lovely! When I was walking though, the lights were off. See?
Once we reached the park, we stopped at our favorite haunt, and our favorite place to be. It's always unoccupied, and it's perfect. The boulder and the rocks overlook the big green field, and it's nice.
I decided to do a few tricks. "Winter, roll over!" I commanded. He leaped onto the grass and complied. "Good dog!" I laughed. Then I giggled, thinking of Marie's dog. Her dog Rascal is just what his name implies--a rascal! He never obeys, and is the naughtiest dog in the whole wide world. :)
"Sit!" I called out.
Winterstorm hopped on the rocks next to me and sat by my side. I gave him a great big hug and a kiss on the nose. I love my puppy! He's the best dog in the world. He wiggled his tail, and gave me a sloppy wet kiss on the chin.
I jumped up on the boulder to watch the other people in the park, and Winter hopped up behind me. So many interesting people! But Winter hasn't had his final shots yet, so I didn't let him play with the other dogs.
Still, we had an excellent time together, sitting outside under the sun. And me, in a short sleeve, no less! Ha, take THAT Jack Frost! I wondered to myself why we didn't do this sort of thing more often. I decided I would suggest it to Jubi, Marie, and Arizona when we got back.
A dog is a girl's best friend! :)
Love,
W I N T E R S T O R M
AND
Winterstorm came up to me, put his head under my hand, and began to whine. And he kept whining! I could tell he was really restless from all this inside stuff.
"Wanna go for a walk, Winter?" I asked him in an excited voice. The schnauzer immediately perked up just like he always does. He's so cute! "Come on," I said, sliding off the bed, and walking towards the door. "Where are you going?" my little sister Joyce, asked. "To the park with Winter!" I replied, closing the door behind me.
We walked away from our house towards my favorite path. It's a narrow walkway that leads to the park. I love to walk on it with my pet because there's so much to see! Birds, butterflies, and nature abound!
You can just see how narrow this path really is. This is the reason that not many people walk on this path. But I love it! Winter prefers skipping on top of the rocks for whatever reason. He's such an adventurous pup, and a big show-off! He's always showing off to Jubilee's dog, Ella.
I couldn't get a photo of the path at night, but it's beautiful! At this time of year, Rose lane path has the most perfect white lights strung along the pathway. So lovely! When I was walking though, the lights were off. See?
Once we reached the park, we stopped at our favorite haunt, and our favorite place to be. It's always unoccupied, and it's perfect. The boulder and the rocks overlook the big green field, and it's nice.
I decided to do a few tricks. "Winter, roll over!" I commanded. He leaped onto the grass and complied. "Good dog!" I laughed. Then I giggled, thinking of Marie's dog. Her dog Rascal is just what his name implies--a rascal! He never obeys, and is the naughtiest dog in the whole wide world. :)
"Sit!" I called out.
Winterstorm hopped on the rocks next to me and sat by my side. I gave him a great big hug and a kiss on the nose. I love my puppy! He's the best dog in the world. He wiggled his tail, and gave me a sloppy wet kiss on the chin.
I jumped up on the boulder to watch the other people in the park, and Winter hopped up behind me. So many interesting people! But Winter hasn't had his final shots yet, so I didn't let him play with the other dogs.
Still, we had an excellent time together, sitting outside under the sun. And me, in a short sleeve, no less! Ha, take THAT Jack Frost! I wondered to myself why we didn't do this sort of thing more often. I decided I would suggest it to Jubi, Marie, and Arizona when we got back.
A dog is a girl's best friend! :)
Love,
W I N T E R S T O R M
AND
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Arizona's Zone: Why Not? Part 14
I had to think fast! What to do, what to do? My eyes darted around for a place to hide. In one corner of the room was a pile of crates. I shoved Willow in the direction of the crates. She quickly ducked behind them, and I hid behind them, hoping the man wouldn't see me.
We both held our breath as the man entered the basement. He started yelling something in a different language before charging up the stairs. I was so relieved that we had escaped his sight. "Ari..." Willow whispered, but I held up my hand. "I'm sorry Willow, but we have to get out first!" I replied softly. She nodded.
Slowly, quietly, we made our way up the stairs, making sure that our footsteps didn't creak. I went a few steps ahead, and peered around the corner. The man was standing in the kitchen, with his back to us. He was on the opposite wall across from the door. Licking my lips, I glanced at the door, then at the man.
As Willow came up behind me, I motioned at the door. She understood, and tiptoed over to the back door. I followed close behind. In one quick motion, she ripped open the door, and bolted out. I sprinted as quickly as I could after her!
She was a fast little runner, and could run every bit as fast as I could. I only hoped it was fast enough to avoid the angry man running after us! I heard gunshots behind us, and whistling sounds beside my ears, but didn't stop. I couldn't stop. Willow knew this as well, and increased her speed.
I glanced back over my shoulder. The man was gaining on us! His gun was stuffed back into his belt, and he was focused on catching us. I hoped that the gunshots had attracted someone's attention. "Run Willow!" I yelled, as I noticed he was a few feet behind us.
She bolted ahead like a cheetah, but I felt the hard iron-like grasp of the man's hand on my shoulder. I let out a yell as I crashed to the ground.
Stay tuned, folks!
Happy 2013 Everyone!
Hey, it's Arizona Kali here, welcoming you to the wonderful new world of 2013. Isn't it cool? If you're wondering what happened to Ivy, don't worry. She partied a bit too hard, I should think!
She woke up at 12:03 to find that everyone was outside. She ran outside to celebrate in the icy cold, and partied for too long. Anyhow, she's asleep, and I couldn't let this blog start the new year without a welcome post!
I'd like to wish you a happy new year to everyone! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thanks bunches...
A R I Z O N A K A L I
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