Just starting something new...what do you think?

You know all those stories about great heroes or adventurers that do amazing things and change the world?

• For instance, maybe there's one hero who killed a hideous orc king, saving the kingdom from his evil wrath.
• Or, there's one person who starts a rebellion and overthrows a tyrannical government.
• Maybe, there's that one brave person who does something credible, and is carried by the crowd to his soon-to-be wife.
• Or perhaps there's some great warrior who had success on the battle field.
• Or it could be that a baby was born who fulfilled some prophecy and would one day grow up to save the world from some evil.
• Or, better yet, there's a boy walking through the woods, and BAM! a dragon egg. There's all kinds of stories like that. Other variations would be yet another boy who's village is being attacked by dragons, and he shoots one right out of the sky, thus gaining a pet dragon. Or, a prince who's dying and so the kingdom begs for help from a dragon. Of course, there's also the so-called dragon killer who befriends the dragon. There's another dragon and guy story.

But, you know, in stories about great men and women there are also the supporting and background characters. 

   The supporting characters usually have a pretty good role in the story. They might be the main character's brother, or best friend. Maybe, a parent that dies.

    The background characters probably have a role that goes something like: "The crowd cheered for the marvelous hero who had saved the kingdom from the evil orc king."

The crowd would be the background characters. They probably do other things too:

• Like, kick-start the rebellion against the government, or
• They carry the wonderfully brave person, or
• They're the people who die in battle and are now labeled as martyrs.
• Or, the family of the baby.
• Or, the deer that run from the burning crater in which rests the dragon's egg.
• Or, they're the nameless people who are fighting the dragons.
• Or the people who die in the first scene.

Even background characters have some kind of importance.

Now, at this point you'd expect me to start into my amazing life-story. Well, I'm sorry, but as of right now there is no chance in a million years that anything exciting would ever happen to me, no matter how many day-dreams I create. 

See, I'm not even a background character.

• I'm one of those people in the crowd that has no idea why we're cheering, but I do anyway. 
• If I ever had a chance to carry a hero, I'd probably either get trampled to death, or end up carrying the hero's backside. 
• As for our government, no one can really complain.
• I've never died on a battle field, obviously. But, my brother did.
• The baby? Well, what if I knew someone who's brother's wife's cousin's daughter had a baby? Does that count?
• And, um, dragons don't exist...do they?

Awesome words that I found.

• Gedankenexperiment: an experiment carried out in thought only

• Hemidemisemiquaver: sixty-fourth note
• Prestidigitation: sleight of hand
• Quattuordecillion: a number equal to 1 followed by 45 zeros (or 10 to the 45th power)
• Tintinnabulation: the ringing or sounding of bells
• Lemniscate: the infinity symbol 
• Ubiquitous: existing or being everywhere at the same time.
• The word "Flak" as in getting shot at by antiaircraft guns, is short for the German word "Fliegerabwehrkanonen", practically meaning "flying-defense-cannons."

This post is also boring.

Hello, boring post.
How are you?
Oh, that's awesome.
Life's good for me too.
Oh, really?
That's pretty sweet.
Yeah, I know, right?
Nah, I'm okay.
No, really I'm good.
No...I really...
I don't want any!
Gosh...
Anyway, I'm excited for Halloween...are you excited for Halloween?
Awesome. What are you gonna be?
Oh...me neither...
Oh, okay. I'll see you later.
Bye.

Sorry it took such a long time. I wanted it to be awesome, because the day was awesome.

September 18th is now officially Best Friend's Day! I'll tell you why.
My friend Audra went to her best friend's house, so consequently, her best friend's best friend was coming over. MY best friend came over, so, my best friend went to her best friend's house.
Well, and Tony came over. I guess he's a best friend too. :)

So, yes. Tony and my bestest friend Maggie came over yesterday.

First of all my Dad wokeded me up, and said that if I'd get up quick, we'd go get horse feed.
And it was raining. (Or about to, I don't remember.) :D I love the rain. So...much... It makes me feel...um..poetic. Haha, it makes me feel cool. It makes me feel like I love life. And, I do. :)
Sooo...yeah, it was raining, and usually I'd love to go feed my horses in the rain, but unfortunately, we didn't have any feed, so I didn't go outside.
And, like I said, Maggie was coming over, and she called to say she was on her way, so I told her that my dad and I were going to the feed store, and we'd probably be back before she got there, but if we weren't that's where we were.
So, my dad and I left for Evan's feed store. The feed store is like, a mile away, which is awesome. So, we got there, and we ordered:
2 bags of Chaffhaye
2 bags of Senior feed
1 bag of Horse Special
1bag of chicken scratch
and
1 bag of laying crumble.

It was like...sixty something dollars.
Then we picked up our order and drove home.
Now, the feed bags are fifty pounds, and I have to say, I can carry them, no problemo. :P
So, we take the van to the back yard to unload the feed, and the kids (my little brothers and seesters), come running out all excited, and...some one..I can't remember if it was Adrian or Hannah, comes up behind me and covers my eyes and says
"No! No you can't see it! No, you can't!"
And I say,
"What? What's going on!"
Then I got it...
Maggie arrived. :D
Then, whoever it was, let go, and Maggie came running out from behind a tree, and we said.
"HI!"
Like we do. Really loud.
Well, I had to unload feed, so me and my dad did that, with the horses standing by like vultures, because they hadn't eaten in 24 hours. So, we unloaded the feed, with it raining and wet, then we fed the horses, and the kids (meaning, all of us) went inside.
Then we watched Invader Zim. MWAHAHAHAHA!!! ...sorry. It's the best show ever.
I have a head ache..


Anyway, we hung out for a while, and watched Zim, then we went upstairs, and hung out up there. Adrian fed my brother Tristan's Chinese water dragon some crickets, and that was awesome to watch. He's a natural hunter...kinda...
Then Tony showed up, so we went back downstairs. Then we played Wii for a bit.
Forced Unleashed. I rock at that game. ;)
 Then I look over at Maggie, and say,
"We should go for a walk."
She says "But, it's raining."
I say "...yyyeaahh...That's the point."
But, she never really answered. So, we watched TV for a little while longer. Then, Tony says,
"We should go run around in the rain."
and I say "I just said we should go for a walk."
"So, why don't we?"
"I was waiting for Maggie to decide that she wants to go."
"I'll just follow you guys." Said the Maggie.
So, we went for a walk. :D HURRAY!!
We started on the walk, and I commented on how awesome walking in the rain is, because, it's all dark and..yeah.
Tony agreed, and then said he wanted to get struck by lightning. We all gave him that "..." look, and he said,
"Yeah, because, then, if I survive, I'll get super powers!"
"Yeah, "if" being the key word."
"Well, yeah, I'll either get super powers, or I'll end up in an eternal paradise. It's a win-win deal!"
We all laughed. That's the best part. Walking the rain, with your friends, laughing. :) Not many things are better than that.
So, we took the long-long way to the Stone's house.
The Stone's are a family we know from our home school co-op, who live just about a mile away from us. We were headed there.
Maggie commented, that it would be funny if we got far away from my home, and it started raining.
She was worried, because she had her phone and i-pod.
Stupid i-pods... :P
I wasn't worried at all. To tell the truth I was hoping for it.
Of course, we waved at random people in cars, and danced in the road, and made fun of said people in cars.
Once, we wanted to have a screaming contest, but ended up screaming at a car as it drove by. That, was most definitely fun.
Tony kept trying to touch the cars as they pass, and the funniest part was that the cars would speed up when they saw him try to touch their precious cars...they probably thought he was a creep... :P
So, we walk for a while, and guess what? It's starts raining! :D MWAHAHA! I was all "YESSS!!". I really was rather happy. Maggie was all "NOOOO!", because she brought her electronics. :3
The smart thing to do when it's starts POURING (which is was), is to walk, because, you don't get as wet if you run...guess what we did? Yup, we started running! And, we got soaked to the bone. But, it was awesome.
So, we run to the Stone's house, and I keep saying
"Please be home! Please be home!"
I saw their van was gone, so I fall to my knees all dramatic and scream "NNNOOOO!!!!"
But, Mr. Stone was in the garage working on a motorcycle, so I get his attention and say
"Can we come in for a bit?"
So, we hang out in the garage for a bit, talking to Mr. Stone, and he mentions that Jimmy is inside.
Jimmy Stone: Action Hero Extraordinaire, (as we've dubbed him) is an awesome kid. If he'd actually talk, he's really funny, and he's just cool.
So, we trek, sopping wet to the front door, and ring the doorbell.
He opens the door, and looks at the four of us, (Adrian, Tony, Maggie, and I) like we're crazy people...'cause we are. :P
So, we talk for a bit, and joke about walking around, when we knew it was gonna rain. Then, we joke about Jimmy being dry.
We were going to just wait for the rain to stop, but, if it changed at all, it rained harder. So, I borrowed Maggie's phone and call my dad, and find out that Tony's mom is out looking for us. So, Tony tried to call his mom, but she had left her phone at their house, and his sister picked up, instead. Then, I call my mom, and have a very tough conversation, where it's obvious she doesn't want to talk to me, and she's just yelling and tell me to shut up when she talks, and talk when she isn't. So, eventually, I get it across to her, that we're at the Stone's house, and we can walk home, but if Sister Johnson doesn't mind having four wet children in her van, she can come get us.
So, now my mom, and Tony's mom are on their way to come pick us up, which gets rid of another chance to walk in the rain. :( Oh, well.
Anyway, in the meantime, we talked to Jimmy about random stuff, and joked around, then our moms showed up, and we said goodbye to Jimmy.
"Have fun being wet." he said.
"Have fun being dry." I retorted.
"You know what, I'm gonna get wet later, just because you said that."
...I still don't know if he did or not...
Well, we climbed in the back of Sister Johnson's van, and took the short ride to my house. Then, we got...uh...dry... except for Maggie...she stayed in her own clothes. :P
Then, we were hungry, so we made some lunch.


PBJs.....mmm... :)


The, Austin shows up, so we run outside, to go see him.
Hannah was eating apple sauce, (which Tony doesn't like! How can you not like apple sauce?! 0_0  ) in this cup that we've had for...well, forever! And, I turn, quite fast, and knock it out of her hand, and it breaks... :_( Oh nooooo!! My mom wasn't happy at all...but then...she's not happy much any more...
Anyway, that was traumatic.
Then we watched MORE ZIM!!!! K'yeah!!!

Maggie had brought her Thousand Suns album, and asked Austin if he had heard it yet. (That seems to be all they talk about...music. :P )
He said he hadn't, so we went upstairs to my room, and started listening to it.
Unfortunately, Tony had left, so he couldn't join us.
Then I ended up throwing all my stuffed animals at Maggie, who threw them at Austin, who was supposed to throw them back to me, but instead kept them all in his lap. Eventually, I got them all back, except for Shadow, my giant stuffed horse. Austin carried him around, for like, the rest of the day...it was kinda weird...
Any way, Maggie, Adrian, and I wrestled for a while over a stuffed Scoobie-Doo. I must say that, me and Maggie one the war. ;)

After that, Maggie and I started playing piano, with Austin sitting on the floor, listening.

Me and Maggie play piano all the time...er...most of the time. We can play a whole bunch of songs, that we love to sing to. So, we played all of those. It felt awesome.
Eventually, we had played all our songs, and Austin said,
"It's like front row seats to a live show."
Haha. He's awesome.
Then, Austin had to go home. So he did.
Me and Maggie were getting bored now, so I suggested teaching her how to make friendship bracelets
So, we went upstairs (followed by every child on Earth, might I add...) and started playing with strings.
I didn't mind the kids so much after a while. They actually behaved themselves quite well, and they weren't bothering Maggie, since their minds were concentrating on not murdering their bracelets.
Then Maggie's phone rang.
That's the worse part about Maggie coming over. She leaves. :P
I can always tell that if her phone rings at a certain time, it's her parents, saying they're on their way.
So, Maggie gathers her stuff, and we head downstairs, and before too long, give each other a hug, and all my friends have gone home. :( Sad time.
I'd say sad day, but it's wasn't a sad day. IT WAS AWESOME!!
All the next week I kept saying,
"Maggie and Tony should come over again. Maggie and Tony should come over again."

I love me some good friends, and some good times.

Um...

Um...I don't have anything to write, right now. It's sad, yes. But, my life has been boring, and I've had no inspiration.


Well, there is one thing. We might be moving. I know, I say that a lot, but it's still a possibility. We (My parent's and I) looked at a place today, that was pretty good. It needs a little help though. The only problem I have with it, is that it wasn't made to have horses. So, there's no barn, and the run-in is rather small. I don't know, maybe, we should move. I kinda want to.

What else...nothing really. I just thought I was due to post.

I'm gonna go watch Rugrats, now.

-Relva

Something I wrote the other day, off the top of my head.

"Leave me alone!"
"Not until you tell me what's going on!"
"I don't know what's going on, okay? Just, leave me alone!"
"Sara, please."
"Oliver."
"...What?"
"Why are you doing this? What do you gain from this?"
"I...I just...I need to know."
"What? What do you need to know?"
"Why...I need to know...What...made you this way. What happened to you?"
"I woke up. I realized my life was a lie, and I left it behind for something better. How can you be so cruel, when I'm finally happy?"
"You're happy? *scoff* Happy?"
"Yes, happy. I-"
"Well, I'm happy for you. I'm happy, that you're happy."
"Don't be so sarcastic. I thought you'd accept me for who've I've become. I'm better now. I'm a better person."
"Shut up, Sara. I don't care anymore."
"Don't walk away, Oliver....Oliver?"
...
...
...
....Oliver...

A Message for Chris

This is the secret thing I was talking about. We (Maggie, and I) made it for our friend, Chris, who moved a few weeks ago. I think, it's one of the best videroes, ever!

                                              Darion Saedings, the red dragon...

Home Alone

Good morning, everyone! How has your Sunday been so far? Really? ...Yeah, me neither. I had to stay home from church, because, I felt like crap this morning. I feel like I got beat up...And I don't know why. But, I do know, that I didn't get beat up. :P

I woke up this morning, and everyone was gone. They went to church, so I was home alone. I took a shower, and just sat, for a long time, thinking about nothing in particular. And since no one was home, no one could yell at me for taking a long shower. And, I love taking long showers.
After that, I went down the hallway, to the stairs, and out the window was my horsie, Que, standing there, grazing in the yard. Of course, the first thing that goes through my head is, "How much feed did he eat this time?". So, I hike outside, in the heat, and I walk up to him. He picks his head up, and gives me that "Oh, hi!" face. So, I walk in the barn, and sure enough, the door between the horses, and the feed is wide open...but, here's the funny part...Que didn't eat any feed. He just walked back there, through the other door to outside, and started grazing. Maybe, he realized that his tummy aches were from eating too much food... Hm...either way, I was happy for him. Sadie, my other horse, was locked in her stall, so I let her out, after I brought Que back in. Than I gave them some pats, and went back inside. Then I read chapter 11 in Preach My Gospel, like the missionaries told us to, and now I'm here, all alone, writing this, wishing my neck would stop hurting. ...
Yesterday, was fun! We went to the Stake beach party! It was awesome, if you ask me. I ran around, ate hotdogs, drank water, got sandy, got wet, got dry, got thirsty, and all that stuff. We said "Awooga!" every time, the Galveston girls and I went over big waves. :D That was fun times. And, of course, my best friend, Maggie, was there, and that made it awesome. We made something...secret...That you will see at a later date.  I think, it turned out very nice, and he will like it a lot. Austin grew a beard...that was...interesting...interesting indeed. :P What else?... Oh, yeah...my...stalkers...were there...they found me, every where! It was insane!!
And Tony buried himself, up to his knees in sand. That was indeed a tremendous feat. Then Austin dug him out.
And, I think that's pretty much all that happened.
...
Have you ever known someone, and you wish you could be really good friends with them, but you're not sure if they want to be friend with you? Or, you think it would just be awkward, if you just gave them a hug when they left, like best friends do? And, you don't want to be anything more than friends. Just friends.
Yeah, I have one of those too...

I can't imagine.

I can't imagine, what it'd be like to lose a family member, or friend, that way.
I can't imagine, getting that phone call, saying what had happened to them.
I can't imagine, the grief, the pain, I would have felt, and would still feel.
I can't imagine, watching it happen, the sounds, crashing in my ears, the smoke, blinding me.
I can't imagine, being in there, feeling it crush around me. Knowing, my life was about to end.
I can't imagine, what kind of hate, could cause someone to do such a thing. To take so many innocent lives.
I can't imagine, being flown to my death.
I can't imagine, looking out the window, at the ever approaching ground, and realizing, I'm never going home.
I can't imagine, the fear, how scared I would be.
I can't imagine, how scared they must have been. How confused they were. Wondering, why this is happening?
I can't imagine, that years later, it would still hurt. That they're still gone.
I can't imagine.
I can't imagine.
Of course, it's easy to imagine life now. I haven't been through what they have. I haven't lost someone that way.
I wish we had a flag we could fly for the lives that have been lost. I wish I was good enough with words to right some beautiful poem about 9/11, that would spark a fire in your heart, and make you want to scream your pride for your country on the mountain tops, and give you the determination to change the word.But, I can't. I know I can't. Trust me, I've been sitting here trying.
Just, don't forget the sacrifices made for our country. The people who give their lives for our freedom, and country. The young men and women who are over seas, right now, securing our freedom and rights for us.
Don't forget the people that want to destroy what we have. The people that are destroying it, right now. And how much they've already destroyed.
This land, America, was chosen by the Lord as the promised land, for Nephi, and his posterity. It was chosen as the place the true church would be restored, by Joseph Smith.
Don't forget the reason people came here to begin with. They wanted religious freedom. That's why they left their mother countries, for a better one. One where they could do what they wished, the way they wished, with whatever beliefs they had.
So, why get rid of that now? Why take away our freedoms? Why take our God away from us?

I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States States of America, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

*Deep breath* NNNOOOO!!!!

No! I can't get sick! I can't! I have to go to the beach tomorrow! I have to go! You can't make me stay!


Why am I losing my voice?! Why does my stomach hurt?! Why!!!


*phew* Got that off my chest.

I know what You told me...But, it's so hard sometimes...

Patience...
That what it said in my Father's Blessing.
That I need to have patience.

The questions I'm always asking:
Has it been worth it?
Am I wasting my time?
Will this get me anywhere?

 I love it so much, but it just seems that I'm not meant to do it. That maybe, there's something else for me to do. There's no way for me to do it. Our money is so tight right now, that we can't even feed them sometimes.
And then, things like this happen. Big events that would take me somewhere, that would get my dreams out of my head, and into the world. Events that would take this out of my back yard, and into my life. What am I doing wrong? What do I need to do right?

Oh...I was so confused...It...was heartbreaking...
It never seemed to work out.

The answers I was given. The ones I had been searching for:
Yes, it has.
No, you aren't.
Yes. It most definitely will.

I knew you would love it, and that's why I have given you this gift. You have him for a reason.
Just. Have. Patience. And all will be well. It will all turn out in the end. I will make it all a reality, and all I ask is patience.

Seems easy enough right.

But, it's so hard. It's so hard not to be jealous, not to mourn at my inability to do what I most desperately would love to do. And then, they flaunt it around, like every one has been there. That it's a celebration.
And, it is...Only...one I can't attend.

Like I said. It's hard. But, it's only hard, because I need it to be. This is something I must over come.

Something, I will over come.

Maggie

Maggie, is my best friend. Ever. Does she realize how awesome she is? Or...should I say...Amazing. :P She's a brilliant writer. I just went through her notes on Facebook, and read all the short stories she had posted a long time ago. I don't know why she doesn't write more! Maybe she does. I don't know. If she does she doesn't show them to me. She may not know it, but I'm very jealous of her. She's so good at conveying the feelings and thoughts of the characters. Yes, I must say, that I, too, and a great writer, but I could never write the way she does. Even if the story is sad, you read it and you feel...good. Like, you accomplished something. And her poems? Her songs, and verses? Incomparable. She always says she's no good at writing, but she is!
MAGGIE!
YOU ARE!!
Please, believe me.  You are a wonderful person.
Maybe, you just need help finding your way to yourself.
I love who you are.

Relva

I don't know what to say...

I just felt like posting...but, I have nothing to say. I guess I could say that I am for sure going to the beach party tomorrow. I'm feeling a lot better. I don't think I'll swim much though. I don't like the beach. I'd much rather swim in a river, or something like that. At any rate, Sis. Burkey is supposed to come and have lessons with me. I think she tried to call earlier...but the phone died. Oh well, I'll just have to play with Que myself I guess.

Speaking of horses, it's almost ten o'clock, so I better go feed mine. I'll see...er...type to you guys later.

Peace out, dawgz.
Relva

Sup.

Hello, everyone.

I made a blog! HI! How are all of you? That's great.

So, yeah. I'm not too experienced with blogging... Don't know much about it. So you guys can read it if you want, or you can't, if you don't want to. I don't care. :P


I don't know what to say now...other than...You're all amazing, and I hope you understand that.

Have a good day,

Relva