Swimming and Burning

I am normally a very calm person. I don't have outbursts of anger. It takes a lot to make me angry, but I am angry right now. I have been in swim team for 10 years. I used to swim a lot. Then my dad got a new job & we were supposed to move. We didn't want to pay for swim team then move during the season. A year later, we still haven't moved (or done swim team). My parents decided to let us do summer swim team because we haven't swam in a year.

A couple of weeks ago they said we could do swim team. Me and my sister were so excited. We went to the team meeting. We got the papers filled out. We signed them. Our mom signed them. We tried to get our dad to sign them. Tonight, he decided we cant do swim team because we will be gone for over half of it.

The first practice is tomorrow morning. They told us we can't do swim team tonight. This is ridiculous! They couldn't tell us before!? All of us knew we would be gone, but they still said we could go. Then they wait until the night before the first practice to tell us!?

The one good thing about this is the reason we will miss swim team. We are doing summer training for OAFC. Awhile ago, I had to write a personal witness (if you want to read the final version, it is here). I emailed my personal witness in and I got in travel team! yay me! :) So, at least I get to do that.

I am now not as angry...hopefully I don't die of boredom this summer...but at least I have summer training and travel team...

Random note: I got another strange tan-line today. I played for band for memorial day. I sat outside and I got a weird sunburn on one arm. My sister keeps laughing at it...

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93

My Pictures

I can't think of anything to blog about, so I am going to post pictures of my drawings. :)

The last one is a picture of my eye. I edited it on picnik on facebook. I don't know if it is cool or creepy...

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93

Email and Book

I now have a google gmail account for sparklers. It is Amarantha93@gmail.com. Feel free to email me if you have any comments or questions about my book.

This post is really short, but I'm gonna work on my book now. If anyone hasn't make a character yet, you can make one on a post on my other blog. I'm trying to fit everyone's characters into my book. I'll post more when I get it typed. :)

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93

Pictures and Cameras

I had a concert today and I curled my hair. It looked really pretty, so I took a picture. I then dropped my camera...it is now broken...it wont do anything...

I took a picture yesterday and I was experimenting with lighting. I took a few pictures and this was my favorite.

Now I have to tell my dad that I need a new camera...Well, I wanted a new one anyways. The video part doesn't work (so I can't do a vlog). Hopefully, my parents wont kill me...

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93

Other Blog-Characters

I have posted again on my other blog. There are only 3 followers, so I'll put posting updates here.

My latest post is about a character you can create.

It's late, so this all I'm gonna post here today. I'll post more tomorrow (and maybe a vlog).

Au revoir Je m'en vais

-Amarantha93

Hearts and Dolls

My dad has a friend named Gil who recently had a heart transplant. All of his coworkers organized a fundraiser last weekend. It was a spaghetti dinner and a raffle drawing. Many people donated items for people to win. My mom made a Reborn Doll. Reborn dolls are baby dolls that are painted so that they look like a real baby.

At the raffle drawing, you buy tickets for a dollar and then you put them in a box by whatever you want to win. My dad bought about 100 tickets. My sister wanted the doll we made, so we put a lot of tickets in for it. My sister ended up winning it and she was really happy.

Gil had two daughters. One of them had her 12th birthday coming up. She put all of her tickets in for the baby that my mom made. After my sister got the doll, my dad came over by us and told us that Gil's daughter wanted it. He suggested that we give her the doll. We decided to because she would actually play with it.

After the drawing, my dad went over to get Gil's daughters. As they were walking over, I heard my dad say, "So I hear you have a birthday coming up." We handed her the doll & you should have seen her eyes. Her eyes got huge. We also gave her sister one of the baskets we won from bath and body works, so she wouldn't feel left out.

After she had the doll she went running over to the rest of her family and yelled, "I got my baby!" There were all cheering for her. She carried that doll everywhere and she wouldn't put it down. When she finally did, it was to fix the blanket and then she picked it up again.

My sister didn't want to give the doll away. But when she saw the girl's face when she got it, my sister said it was all worth it. When you do something really nice for someone else and you make them incredibly happy, it makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. :)

We also ended up raising $5,000 for Gil and his family.

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93

You Might Be an OAFCer If...

There is a facebook group called "You might be an OAFCer if..." It made me think that I should write a blog about it. OAFC is a kinda like nationwide youth group. (I'm going to summer training & travel team for OAFC)

I don't think I've mentioned it before, but OAFC stands for Ongoing Ambassadors For Christ. The following list is events that have happened at an OAFC weekend. They are funny if you are an OAFCer. I added descriptions so maybe you can share in the humor.

1)You loose a limb after participating in "who's your neighbor?"

.....icebreakers can get...violent sometimes

2)You miss your ride because the lady at the nursing home wouldn't let go of you hand

.....we visit nursing homes on the Saturday of the weekend...or as my sister accidentally said, 'funeral home'

3)You receive a guitar for Christmas, but have no idea how to play it

.....guitars are used whenever we sing. This is where I learned to play guitar.

4)Your best friend live in a suitcase and has no legs

.....we keep puppets in a suitcase

5)Canvassing means more to you than covering things with a tarp

.....Canvassing is a door-to-door religious survey

6)You fall asleep inside someone's home listening to a story during a canvass

.....some people we talk to like to talk...a lot...about random things...

7)You have more guitarist than people singing

.....this one doesnt happen a lot. Usually there are 2-4 guitarists in a group of 15 people

8)You only see your BF/GF twice a year

.....if you meet your SO in OAFC, they probably live in another state

9)You break up an argument by singing "Come Let Us Reason"

.....I've never actually seen an argument at an OAFC weekend

10)You sit next to someone in a van for 3 hours and don't know their name

.....the main transportation is in 15 passenger vans

11) You are known, called and appointed without your consent

.....sometimes they make you do stuff you don't want to. Like singing and mingling.

12)You song a thank you song after a meal at a local restaurant

.....Thank-you songs are to the tunes of other songs like "We Are the Champions" and "The Brady Bunch"

13)You leave song books in random places

.....We have song books...and them leave them all over the place

14)You brag about your mad puppet skills

.....I don't have mad puppet skills, but I have funny puppet stories :)

15)You know what it's like to cram into a 15 passenger van: 12 kids, 2 chaperon, 14 suitcases, 14 hanger bags, 2 coolers, 2 guitars, and a globe

.....Those vans get so full...

16)You start reciting "Hey, look at that flock of cows..." every time you drive by cows

.....This is from a puppet show that any self-respecting OAFCer would have memorized*

17)You don't think it's odd to stay with a different family of strangers every night for 10 days

.....We stay at host homes. We almost never stay at the homes of people we know. Normally, it's just Friday & Saturday night, but travel team is for 10 days. We travel across a state or two & are at a different house every night.

* Look at that flock of cows!

Herd of cows.

Sure I've heard of cows.

No, a cow herd.

What do I care what a cow heard?

Sheep come in flocks, grapes come in bunches, cows come in herds.

Oh I get it. A herd of cows.

Besides, those are people.

Look at that herd of people!

OAFC is really fun. :) We sing, do puppet shows, do dramas/plays, play guitar, and play sardines (like reverse hide-and-seek).

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha

A scene

I have posted a scene from my book. :)

http://clairvoyant-council.blogspot.com/2010/05/scene.html

Tell me what you think.

Au Revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93

Oops...

I was going to post a scene from my book. But, I referenced a movie in it & got it wrong...oops....I need to fix it then I'll post it on my other blog. (the link is at the top of the page)

The movie was Ultraviolet. I found a video on youtube which made me realize I messed up my reference. I watched a few more videos & found this one. The song is 24 by Jem. I like the singer's voice; it's pretty. I also like songs that have a lot of guitar and instrumental parts. The video also has a lot of fight scenes (which are my favorite parts of movies).

I guess that's all for today....but I feel like I forgot something...

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93

Vlog

I had planned on doing my vlog sometime this week. But, my dad will be home & he doesn't like me or my sister to be on the computer when he is home. This means that I wont be on sparknotes or blogging for awhile.

If I have time to do the vlog, I'll post it probably Monday or Tuesday. If not, It will be the following week. Hannah said that she cant watch videos. If she can still get on youtube, I will temporarily post it there too.

So far, scadoosh is the only one to have asked me any questions. Does anyone else have questions?

Au revoir. Je m'en vais.

-Amarantha93