Sonshine Christian Acadamy

I absolutely adore my job. Watching kids go from barely walking to talking in full sentences makes my day. Roman (my favorite one, shh), knows how to spell his name, say the abc's, and say a word representing each letter. He just turned two ... It's shocking!! He is absolutely precious and I adore talking to him and all the others. Little kids have a lot to say if you actually listen to them. The fascinating thing about young children is they say whats on their mind and are honest about everything, even if it will embarrass you (lol). I sometimes wish I could have the life of a young kid again. People are so eager to grow up, that we forget about how amazing life really is. All my class at daycare needs are hugs, kisses, and bubbles and they're happy. It almost makes me jealous that they get so excited over the little things. I feel like as we get older, we need much more to be happy, and I wish it wasn't like that. If I got half as excited as they do over going outside or playing with bubbles i'd be the happiest teenager alive. They make me want to be a better/happier person, and appriciate the little things. I guess now that I think about it, I get much more out of my job than a paycheck.

"Iceman"

I'm watching this show on Food Network called "Ice Brigade", and its pretty cool. At first, I just thought it was a random show because they were running out of ideas, but it is actually extremely fascinating. It intreigues me that they turn water into something as spectacular as this. Everyone has their talents, but this one is unbelivable!!!

I adore food network. I feel like a 40 year-old mom for saying it, but I would rather watch this or discovery health over anything, anyday. I've liked it since I was like, 12. Oh well, i'm proud of it. :P

Holly

This is my dog Holly. I figured since I posted a picture of my cat it's only fair to post one of her ... She may be a physco, crazy, hyper little thing but I love her. I swear she never sleeps. Although she can be somewhat annoying, chews on all my stuff, and scratches me shes precious and amazing. Contradicting, I know. But who doesn't love their own dog?

"Let Kids Rule The School" New York Times

I found this article SO interesting! Being a high school student, I can see how some students get frustrated with the curriculum. Sometimes, high school gets frustrating because you have no choices. At HHS you have more choices then you do at a lot of other schools, which is good, but at high schools in general you don't have many choices. I think it is really cool that those public schools let those students run their own school for a semester. Obviously, it worked considering the students who almost dropped out stayed in school and was eager to learn. I think it would be amazing if HHS let students do that, because we have a pretty good amount of drop-outs. It would be so much better if we could learn more of what we want!

Spellbound

Spellbound is an intriguing movie about the National Spelling Bee. Every time we watch it I just get more and more excited to get farther into the film. Although we haven't gotten to who wins yet, I know who takes the title (Thanks, Londen, for spoiling it for me). They interview spellers from different parts of the US, and it shocks me how different they all are. I think a lot of it have to do with their parents. Some parents are extremely competitive with it, and some are proud of their child no matter what. The two child-parent duos that stuck out to me were Neil and April. They were basically opposites. Neil's father was insanely serious about the competition, and I think he put a ton of pressure on him. His grandfather said that if Neil won the Bee, that he would feed 1,000 hungry people in India. I personally think this is just wrong. That is way to much pressure to be put on a young boy. Not only if he loses will he be upset for himself, but he will also feel guilty for not being able to feed hungry people in India. I'm sure he felt blame, since he didn't win, and I just think it is flat out wrong to do to anyone, yet alone a young boy. Although Neils father was strict, he taught him good methods for studying, and showed Neil how to always follow through with something whether you succeed or fail. On the other hand, April and her parents were extremely different. Her parents were easygoing, and even though they were serious about the spelling bee, they made it fun and made sure they let April know no matter how well she did they would be proud. You could tell how proud they were of April and how kind-hearted they were. Although her parents were a little strange, they were sweet and you could tell. April unfortunately didn't win either, which was okay because she was proud of herself for coming in 4th. Her dad said something about how he wouldn't be happier even if she came in 1st place, which shows a lot about him and shows he is genuinely proud of his daughter, which I think is really cool. Overall, all the students in this film were interesting, but I believe Neil and April really stood out. This was a really good movie and I would recommend it to anybody!!

Laila

This is my precious cat Laila. I love her. She is so mysterious and independent. I sound like a freaky cat lady and I promise i'm not .. I just enjoy her presence. It's a nice getaway from my dog Holly, who is honestly the most crazy dog you'll ever meet. I know alot of people say that, but trust me, it's true. Holly just isn't normal .. I thought maybe it was a puppy thing, but she isn't a puppy anymore. We actually have to give her medicene which is SUPPOSED to make her less hyper but it obviously doesn't work. She's a sweet dog though. I love her too, but Laila is awesome.