I'm alive I promise

Stage #1 of dying my hair.

Finished product

Finished product, back

Can you tell I LOVE my new hair??? 

NEW SHOES!!!!

Play hair and makeup!

Mom made it look so pretty!!!

crazy crimps and curls after taking the braids out last night!

So.... I haven't really been blogging much lately... SORRY!!!! Life has been super crazy with finishing up school, and play rehearsal. Y'all... Opening night... is on THURSDAY. WOW. Time has flown like crazy!!

I'm both nervous and excited about the play opening. A little sad too. I've fallen in-love with my cast members and I don't want this amazing time to end. I couldn't be more thankful that God told me to do the play this summer. It truly has been an amazing experience that I will treasure forever.

Tomorrow my Aunt Bonnie flies in, and next week Kt and her family are coming. So life will continue to be hectic for a few more weeks, but I promise that I haven't forgotten about y'all!

How is life?

Shalom, 

Chess is harmless... right?

 Today is the very last day in May. I have to say... I'm pretty proud of myself.. 26 posts out of 31 days, and I'm pretty sure there's only one that I didn't do period. The others were just a day late and with another post.  So here's to day 31 *clinks glasses*!


Topic: A vivid memory. 

To be entirely honest, I only have a few vivid memories... one of which, I already shared on May 18th... most of the others, I don't feel comfortable shouting for all the world to read... haha. So I'm gonna go with a mix of two memories, with a jerk I used to know. I talked about him in May 10ths post.

The first time I ever met Danny was at H.E.A.R.T. Club, October 2009. He had just moved from California with his family, and at his first opportunity he crossed to me and introduced himself as if he was the most important person in the entire world for me to meet. I about threw up and avoided him like the plague .. until we got stuck in a play together that December. It was a chess play. I was the black queen, and he (along with Micah) was the grim reaper. Anytime a black chess piece "died" one of the grim reapers was supposed to come escort the piece off stage. Well in the first rehearsal where I "died", Danny came to get me. He pulled me into a standing position, wrapped his chain around my wrists, and held my body tight against his. Needless to say I fought him every step of the way, and every time after that, Micah took me off stage.


Shalom, 


P.S. Shelli's littles are here till Tuesday. Here's to being excited and sorta dreading it at the same time !

A day in time

The topic for today is:A typical day

Here goes nothing:

I wake up around 6:30 to Papa yelling at me to get out of bed... some mornings take longer than others for me to drag myself out of bed. Typically it depends on how persistent Papa is being... and whether I have to be anywhere.

I'm up by 7 and heading out to do chores. Feeding the horses, goats, dogs,and chickens, giving the orphan goats their lamber ( basically a bucket with nipples hooked up to straws so several animals can drink milk at once.), and of course petting all the cats especially the kittens.

Back in the house somewhere between 8 and 8:30 to eat breakfast and have computer time before starting school at 9. At 11 or 11:30 I stop school and take Ethan and Tori's dog for a walk/ get my music time. This is one of my favorite times of the day because I get to listen and sing to my music. Would you like to know who I've been obsessed with lately?
Words- Hawk Nelson
Hide your love away- Anthem Lights
Strangely Dim- Francesca Battistelli
Pumped Up Kicks- Mackenzie Bourg
Everybody Talks- Michaela Paige

Anyways, after that is lunch and a favorite TV show with mom. Once that's over it's back to school until 4ish. Now that I have rehearsal most nights, chores would be next and then a shower play rehearsal, and depending on how late it is, another TV show before bed.

So yeah, that's my day :).


Shalom,

In the blink of an eye

Today's topic is: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.

(Please keep in mind that I realize that not everyone is this way. Just some people, so please don't get offended. I'm attacking no one.)

The world today is so gosh dang fast moving. There's no time anymore for family meals and family game night with the average household. Heck, the average household is a broken home, but that's beside the point.

Mothers are out in the work place along with their husbands, kids have school all day and often sports or some other after school activity. Then there's "me" time. The time when everyone gets to do what they want to go do. Often times, that leaves nothing for spending with the people who love you the most. If you didn't know this already, that's your family. Friends are fantastic blessings, and are to be cherished, but family is the biggest blessing of all. Those are the people who will be there with you for your entire life, no matter what. Blood is thicker than water, you know.

I'm not by any means saying that you shouldn't have friends. What I am saying, is there should be a bigger emphasis on family. Each person can have their job, school, lives, and still make time to be a family, but a lot of people don't. This is just yet another reason why I love homeschooling. Not to say that public schoolers can't have family time too (because they SO can, I've seen it many times), homeschooling is just practically set up for family time. Despite the fact that my dad is gone..  a lot.. I still see him quite a bit, because even on days when he goes to work he doesn't leave the house until at least 11. I wouldn't get that time with him if I was at school.

Anyways, this isn't about promoting homeschooling. This is about promoting family time. Please spend time with your family.. play a game.. eat supper... something. Before you know it.. your time with them will be gone.


Shalom, 

Day 1

This month I'm doing a challenge issued by Story of My Life to blog every day is May, with a specific topic. Today's topic was "myself in 250 words or less".

The names Alana (Uh-lawn-uh) Donae (Dawn-a{long a}) Leggett (Leg-get).I was born to Bob and Suzan Leggett on October 17, 1995, in Austin, Texas. At 17 years of age, a junior in high school, singer, daughter of the most high, and the youngest of five, I would say that I’m happy. Being homeschooled is simply the best, and yes I DO have friends. I have the advantage of not caring how old someone is. If I like them, then they’re going to be my friend.

I suppose I can’t mention myself without talking about this beautiful Red Mountain Ranch I call home. The work sucks, but the land is more than worth it.

I've grown up in the church, but it’s really only been the last few years that I've found my love for Jesus. I've been singing on the worship team at my church since I was 12 years old, and well if you ask my mom… I've always been passionate about singing. Apparently I would hum while I nursed as a baby.

I’m a scifi geek, and a lover of the hand-written word. I’m no photographer, but pictures are very important to me. What better way to tell a story than through pictures? I’m about as loyal as they come, and I love people fiercely. I never hate anyone. There are a few people whom I strongly dislike, but they earned their place fairly.

Family (those I love) mean more to me than anything. Family really is the best. So anyways, this is me… in a nutshell. 

Shalom, 

Formal '13 recap

  Did I mention that the formal was amazing? Cuz it was. Pictures can be found here.
This year was so so so SO much more fun than past years. I'm going to peg it on the fact that I was surrounded by awesome friends and didn't have a boyfriend to worry about.

  I made a new friend, who shed light on a subject that I've always been a bit opinionated on. I won't share his name, to protect him, but I will share that he's gay. Now, anyone whose been reading my blog, knows I disagree with the life style, and that hasn't changed, but I understand them better now.

  I still believe that it is 100% a choice, but not such a simple one. Each person (you and me included) is born with specific sinful tendencies. One person may have a low tolerance for becoming an alcoholic, while the next is the physical acts . That doesn't mean that any of the sinful tendencies are unbeatable.

  I'm going to get a little personal for a minute here. A few years ago.. I was leaning towards being Bi. Now, I never did anything about it, but it was something I went through, and by God's grace I was delivered from. It's not as simple as one might think, to just say no. To just shut down what your flesh is asking for.. it's something that can't explain.

  My point to this post is to raise awareness. He knows that I don't agree with him. He also knows that I'm not going to hate on him just because we have different sins. I spent most of Friday night hanging out and laughing with him. He is so sweet, and funny, and smart, and most Christians would shun him just because his sin is more obvious than theirs.

  Checkout the log in your eye before plucking the speck in theirs.

Thoughts?


Shalom,

Christian Homeschool Formal 2013

  I'll come back later today (or tomorrow) and talk about it more, but I just wanted to get some pictures to you :).

Katy, Issac, Me, Makenzie, Haley, and Tc

We look angelic.. Noemi, Makenzie, and I 

Katy, Me, Makenzie, and Haley. I love these girls so much!