Change... a welcome or unwelcome visitor. :)

at 05/07/13 8:28AM
For those of you who read my elusive post and wonder what it was about......

My sister Courtney and her family are moving to Idaho. )': I am very happy for them and I am glad that Chris' parents can have a turn bonding with the kids, but it is going to be VERY hard to lose my sister and my little cuties.( and of course Chris too!)
My mother said now I need to get a Facebook to better keep in contact with them. :) I hope she keeps unlimited texting because she better expect like 100 texts a day from me! ;)

My sister has always been there for me no matter what. she has helped me in soo many of my struggles spiritually, mentally, and physically. She has listened to my "exciting" teen drama at times, and we've just shared soo many funny moments. :) I have certainly grown VERY close to my sister in the past year or so! I am certainly soo blessed to have her as a sister!

I will miss having her nearby to me. :) But this is her adventure with her family and I have to share. :')

Anyhow, we are all a little bittersweet around here, but excited to add Idaho to our vacation list every summer! :D



Xoxo and happy tears,
Anaja





  • sirtarin
    I'm sorry you'll have to be parted (Physically, at least.) by so many miles. I'm glad that you're trying to keep a good perspective on it, though. =)
    by sirtarin at 05/07/13 11:06AM
  • marmee
    So ... if you pass through our part of Idaho (we move next week), you'll have to stop by. :) You have a good attitude. It is hard to be the one left behind. Blessings as you find your 'new normal', sweetie.
    by marmee at 05/07/13 11:17AM
  • tweedledee
    AWww... y'all are sweet!
    by tweedledee at 05/08/13 3:57PM

Change.....

at 05/06/13 9:18AM
... just got used to one change in my life and now another one is happening....without my permission. :)
  • sirtarin
    Of course. Changes don't need such niceties as permission. :P
    by sirtarin at 05/06/13 11:37AM

Busy.... then again.... what's new?

at 03/19/13 11:10AM
My title basically sums up my post! :) I have been busy! It feels so good, though. :)

I am currently teaching 5 soon to be 7/8 American Sign Language classes! I absolutely love it! I want to go to college for Special Needs Education so I can definitely incorporate ASL with that!
School is pretty good! I am working hard. Mom brought me to the bookstore to buy an SAT book a few months back to study with. She said it is so I can get good grades on the SAT's! No pressure there! lol ;) Haha, no I love my mom! I am glad she made me buy it. :)
It seems unreal that college is two years away... it's certainly going to be different. :)
Piano is going great! I am currently learning the Phantom of the Opera! LOVE that song. :)
Mom is thinking about letting me quit piano and take cello lessons! I have wanted to learn the cello for a long time! :)( we will see though because cello lessons are pretty expensive.) I have been taking piano since I was 6, it's time for a different instrument. :) I do love the piano, though.
I am going to a different voice teacher because my dad is going on second shift, and we can't keep going up to Chepatchet every Monday. I like the teacher I am with now, but I am looking forward to looking for somewhere closer to home. :)
I've been trying to get more exercising in every day. Mom said she would like to sign us both up for the gym on dad's days off.
So... I had been going sugar free for a pretty long time, but after going on vacation, it all just kinda fizzled away. :) Sugar free works for some people, but for others it just doesn't click. I am going to slowly work my way to sugar free. right now I am just going to eat as healthy and as natural as I can and we will take it from there. :)

I am sitting here writing this next to our wood stove that is cranking the heat very nicely. Soo cozy. All I need now is a tea.... and maybe a scone.... with whipped cream.... yeah, that's perfect. :)

Before I end this I want to know if any of you have heard of Pinkberry? It is a frozen yogurt place that is absolutely amazing! very refreshing! :)

How are all of you?
xoxo, Anaja
  • jaydon
    Do you think a chello teacher will let me clean for them as a barter like I do with piano - also it'll be nice to take voice as part of the tutoring school you will be going to since it will be so much cheaper.
    The gym... nice to be able to check off that gym requirement off of your school list.
    The wood stove is nice - so glad your dad brought in a pile of wood all split so we can easily keep it going.
    Scones are not sugar free... and not healthy for me.
    SAT book needs to be cracked open a little bit more. It's like earning your way to college. Better SAT scores mean better scholarship.
    Good job on the ASL classes - you are a natural at teaching.
    I need to hear Phantom being played a little more. It is such a pretty song and you play it well. Are you doing it for the recital?
    by jaydon at 03/19/13 11:18AM
  • sirtarin
    font color="#00ffe0"Just make sure you don't forsake the piano if you take up the cello. :) Didymus did that to his guitar after he got his hammered dulcimer. He rarely touches it now. :P

    I'm doing fairly well. I've been trying to reinvigorate myself with playing piano again. So I'm making myself drill a piano arrangement of "To Far Away Times" from Chrono Trigger. One of my difficulties with piano is that I keep trying to learn several songs at once, and it usually means I never fully learn any of them. :)
    by sirtarin at 03/19/13 12:16PM
  • zsha_zsha
    ^That is such a pretty song! Good for you! Oh i know! I do that all the time. :) I am in the middle of composing a lot of song on the piano and i need to finish them. :)
    by zsha_zsha at 03/19/13 12:28PM
  • sirjerric
    As for me and musical devices, there is a somewhat distant relationship. Though if I ever start actually doing my checklist, there is a time slot for music practice.

    I've started experimenting with free online education. I'm starting light with "Intro to Computer Science" as a refresher and a quality check (I have a bachelor's in Computer Science already). But I'm also getting new info from it: the course uses a programming language that I hadn't studied previously, and it is structured around the core project of building a search engine. Overall, it has been reasonably amusing. The "HTML5 Game Development" course . . . now that one looks exciting.

    I am planning to blog about the site after I get through this first course. Which might take close to a month. Which isn't bad for a 10 week course, right? =)
    by sirjerric at 03/20/13 11:02AM
  • zsha_zsha
    ^ Wow! That's great! :) Make sure you send me a link to whatever you end up blogging about! :)

    by zsha_zsha at 03/25/13 8:07AM

Time flies.....

at 02/24/13 9:32PM
Dear me. It has been way too long since I was on here. :) Busy, busy, and...... those seem to be all the excuses that fit! Florida was truly awesome! The lectures were such an encouragement! I thoroughly enjoyed the college life experience. :) It was soo nice to see old friends and meet new ones. :) My life has had its ups and downs but I am working hard and trying to grow spiritually. I have been working hard on forgiveness. Many of you know the situation with my sister,Tara, and she has been the one that I haven't wanted to forgive. I am still upset with her. I don't know why because I am usually not one to hold a grudge, but I just can't seem to forgive her. I pity my sister. Whenever we drop of the kids for a visit or something, we don't speak. I can't explain how much it hurts, but then how much I don't care. It's weird. I can hardly understand my own emotions when I'm around her. She has been in and out of my life since I was five years old and for a kid, that is confusing and traumatic. Anyway, she has told me to my face that I am just "a kid" and that I don't understand everything and she is right that I don't understand everything, but she has no idea how much I know that she has brought into my life which I wished I hadn't seen or heard. I suppose I should be thankful though, because through the two years that have been really rough, I have learned that even when I feel like I am at the edge of a cliff ready to fall at any moment, God is there to catch me. He won't leave me like my sister did, selfishly, not caring who she hurt. Aren't I lucky to have him? Anyway, all that is still a work in progress. :)

How is it going in your slice of God's universe?
  • sirtarin
    It has been going pretty well. I'm greatly enjoying my church family, and I'm supposed to take my last test for General Physics 2 part A in the morning. :)

    Question: Can you forgive someone who hasn't repented? I'm not asking whether we should be ready to forgive them, because we always should be, but can something be forgiven that hasn't been repented of? Just something to think about.
    by sirtarin at 02/24/13 10:08PM
  • schmidtkins
    ^^^ He is right. God does not give US forgiveness until we repent. The father in the story of the Prodigal did not go running to his son, until his son repented and came back! Then, he couldn't do enough to show him he loved him, but until then, he let him alone. To deny that you have been hurt would be utterly unfair and dishonest to you. We must grow our hearts to be ready to forgive when someone repents, but the Bible tells us to treat a so-called brother who refuses to repent as a tax-gatherer - they had NOTHING to do with them! It is so hard and sad when someone else's sin creates so much pain and trauma in our lives, but it is not your fault. We will keep praying about it. ((((hugs)))
    by schmidtkins at 02/25/13 9:39PM
  • Americha
    Oh darling! this is so hard. It is heart breaking to see a family member go againist God and act like you are silly for caring! forgiving can be hard specailly when the person you are trying to forgive is still living the same life.:( A "kid" might not see all that is going on and see it as wrong but someone with knowledge and love for the truth would. So you arent a kid!I know you love your sister even if you cant respect her or have any faith in her anymore. Your emotions are so natural. You are a very great girl! sticking up for whats right. putting God before a person/family! I respcet you for that. Don't let her bring you down. keep shinning your light sweet girl! Love you so much. call me if you need to talk:)
    by Americha at 03/07/13 6:29PM

FLORIDA!!!!

at 01/20/13 8:56PM
Can't wait to see some great people! :)

Are any of you going?
  • sirtarin
    No. We're staying here and singing instead. :)

    If you run into Dave and Paulette Bement, you could say hi to them for me. :)
    by sirtarin at 01/21/13 2:39PM
  • _fire_of_fantasy_
    Yes! Hopefully. (:
    by _fire_of_fantasy_ at 01/28/13 10:59PM
  • frappachino_girl
    lectures?
    by frappachino_girl at 01/31/13 11:56AM