The Parable of the Busy Student

I just spent a week going to Vacation Bible School for adults at my church.  We did some creative stuff and learned about the Parables.  I even wrote one of my own! I went with my mom and sat next to Reggie.  Some of the stuff we did was really stupid.  We sang songs.

I saw Snow Dogs on Friday, that was a silly and funny movie. I made brownies yesterday with walnuts and chocolate chips. 

As far as school goes I turned in my 3rd craft/writing proposal for Prehistory. Ancient Rites will have me busy this month and the next as we are finishing up our first year.  Papers to write, journeys to take! :)

I just finished my first month of my personal Happiness Project.  July's focus was Energy.  I don't know if I have more energy, but I'm a little more happy.  The four things I did and will continue with were: Getting to bed before midnight, taking a nap, exercising, and tackling a nagging task.  Not that I did all four every day! For August I'm doing Spirituality.  We'll see how that goes...

The Day After the Party

I had an Independence Day party yesterday.  My brother and Donnie were both sick so it was just me, Jean Jeanie, my mom and Reggie. (it's kind of fun making up names for people!) Star didn't call or show up.  She just called and had to cat-sit, as her cat, Speed, was going nuts because of the fireworks going off.  The party was a success!  We all talked for hours.  There was grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, macaroni and potato salad, baked beans, watermelon, 4th of July Cake and pop, lemonade, and ice tea.  Mom and I did a little decorating too, plus she helped me clean up beforehand.  I have to play catch-up today.  I started a Happiness project and I haven't been doing much with that.  I have four things to do every day for the month of July, which is the Energy month.  1. Go to sleep earlier. 2. Walk, swim or bike today. 3. Tackle a nagging task. 4. Take a nap.  Needless to say, I haven't done #2 yet. One day at a time. :)  I picked a life category for every month for a year.  Seems kind of a crazy thing to do, huh?  Oh, Star and me started a self-help book club.  Last month it was The Happiness Project.  This month it's Life Makeovers.