Pictures!!

beautiful girl!

cutest couple ever! :D

Temagami from the tower

pure gorgeousness right here! :D <3

Rich carving...

his 'precarious' foothold

looking down from the very top of the tower.

News...

Hullo Peoples!

I know, I haven't posted in a long time. Sorry! First of all I would like to wish everyone a wonderful new year. Hoping that the good is fabulous and the bad is survivable. On New Years I was up north. Again. Yes, I know you're jealous ;) I went up on a Wednesday with my Aunt and Uncle and 3 cousins, and my parents came up on the Thursday and Rich and Naomi came up on the Friday night. When I got there it was really late, so I didn't see much of the snow until the next morning, and when I woke up and saw it I couldn't prevent a huge grin from spreading across my face. So beautiful! I think there was about a foot and a half then, and Thursday I went snowmobiling with my uncle in it. On Friday we cleared off a nice big section of the lake for a ice rink and then went skating :) That night it started raining. So Saturday was basically a rainy day, and all the snow dissolved. Some of the ice on the lake melted too, but it was a perfect amount, because when it froze again the whole lake was super smooth. But I am getting ahead of myself. Saturday was New Years Day, and we were inside for most of the day because of the rain, but Mom, Aunt Steph and Gramma made oliebollen and appel flappe and we ate those and had a general day of being pleasantly lazy, eating and socializing. Some friends of ours who live up there came over as well, so we took them for a ride on a couple of the snowmobiles and then went sledding and built some forts etcetera. Sunday we went to church and ate and socialized some more... Monday the lake froze and we skated to the other side of the lake and back. It was so much fun! You could go really fast and keep picking up speed because you had a whole mile to skate across! After that we played some ice hockey and did other random outdoor activities. Monday night Uncle Pete, Aunt Steph and the kids went home. Tuesday Mom and Dad left for home around 9:00AM. Rich, Naomi and I stayed. We went snowmobiling to the Temagami Tower, where Rich finished carving a heart he started during the summer when we ATV'd up. I finished carving my name. Then we went into town, got some gas, and headed back to camp. When we got to camp we loaded the sleds up, finished packing and loading everything, went skating for the last time, and then said our good-byes and headed out. I hate goodbyes!! We got home late that night, and I literally grabbed my suitcase and other bags, walked downstairs, dropped it all on the floor and crawled into bed. I don't think I even put pajamas on. Oh well. I was tired, okay?! :P 

There! I think that is a pretty good account of my New Years... 

Other than that, what's new? Well, my new laptop of 3 months broke. It's the hard drive, and apparently not my fault, which is good! But the bad part is that it is possible that they won't be able to retrieve all of my information from it, so I may lose a number of files, pictures, and other stuff, including 3 months of school work. If I lose my school work it is my fault; since it was a new laptop I figured I didn't have to worry about backing stuff up. Guess I learned my lesson there! :P

Hmm. I had the most amazing night EVER last week. Well night and morning technically :) Dan, Reba, Kristi, Henk, Joyce, other Kristi and I all went to Henk's house and watched 1,2,&3 of Pirates of the Caribbean. But before we did that Henk made a delicious supper of some sort of chicken dish, fries, wraps, bruschetta bread, and some sort of broccoli salad. mmm, good! When we were done all the movies we cleaned up and then sprawled, sleeping bag clad, on the living room floor. We got to sleep around 3:30 in the morning :D :P The next morning we woke up around 8:30/9:00 and then Henk and Kristi made waffles, which were also delicious! Kristi, Reba, and Dan took me home around 11:30, I cleaned our bathroom downstairs and the two-piece upstairs and by 2:30 in the afternoon I had crawled into bed and fallen asleep. :S  Mom woke me up around 7 that night, and I got out to eat supper, then I showered and went back to sleep. I slept until 8:30 the next morning. :D I'm gonna blame that sudden need for sleep on a week of really late nights up north :D And I wasn't feeling really good, so my stomach get's blamed too ;) :) 

I've been doing a lot of shopping lately too! I bought a gorgeous coat, and super cute boots as well as a few shirts and other random items. Oh, and Vanilla Musk perfume! :D My all time favorite :) But no more shopping for a while now, because my bank account didn't really love my splurge. Oh well, I should be good for a while now :P 

Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment. There is a good and bad part to that. The good part? They are going to put a permanent retainer behind my top teeth now, so I will no longer have to wear my other one at night. The bad part? They also have to fill two cavities. :( I hate it when they put fillings in!! Oh well. I'll survive, and I suppose that's what matters. 

I found a fantastic quote today, and I want it to apply to me. "I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken, and the one that could always brighten up your day even if she couldn't brighten her own. ♥"

Anyways, my brain is about to go to sleep for the evening, so I'll talk to you all later!!

 ♥ ♥

Heather aka Violet Moonbeam :)

p.s. I will hopefully post a post of just pictures tomorrow. :)

Confusing

A lot of things are going on. 
I am crazy busy doing nothing, 
and while sitting here doing nothing 
my mind spins crazily out of control.
I try to sleep but my thoughts keep my awake. 
Music becomes a tool, 
blocking everything out. 
My eyes close and my breathing slows.
But underneath my closed lids I see a million things. 
They call it a dream. 
It feels like something I have 
been wishing for all the time. 
I summon my ambition 
and put my hand to the task, 
but my brain refuses to co-operate, 
it's like my mind is on a single track 
with no transfer available. 
I feel defeat, 
I feel a distanced uncaring absence. 
It seems like nothing is right, 
but nothing is wrong. 
Everything is confusing 
and there is no way out. 
I'm stuck on a carousel, 
and it's spinning faster and faster as I fade out. 
I wake up in the morning feeling spent and in need of sleep. 


Yes. My life is confusing. 
More cheerful post next time!! 


<3
VioletMoonbeam aka Heather

A shred from my past.

Fictional Bible Letter
A letter I found when I was cleaning my room the other day… I wrote it a few years ago as a class project. We had to write a letter about the time period we were currently studying as if we were in that particular period. 

Dear Jerome,

      The kingdom was not always this way, for the kingdom is falling apart. I want you to know what Solomon was really like when we were children. He was not at all what he is like today, but much better. I, as the well known Tamar, daughter of Jephunneh, was considered one of Solomon's best friends during our childhood. I took it for granted that the palace was like a second home to me. Solomon, my twin brother Barzillai, Solomon's sister Milcah and I were inseperable. We did absolutely everything together as children/youngsters. Our childhood was much like yours, as some people say, the world never changes! Although young ladies were not supposed to go hunting, Milcah and I often accompanied Solomon and Barzillai on their expliots, which were well known. Riding was one of our favorite pastimes, we enjoyed going in the winter especially, to return to a warm fire beside which to sip a mug of something hot while listening to some of David's beautiful music. David often played for us, he enjoyed it. But as we grew older our little group began to disintegrate. We got married eventually and began socializing in our family's circles more. The most often we would see each other was once a month.

      Today Solomon and I rarely see or speak to each other. The kingdom is falling apart. Solomon is marrying women on impulse, instead of for love. He neglects the temple and builds groves, high places and altars for all the gods of his many wives. He has grown so much different from the man he used to be! He has become a wretch and a large part of his time to keeping his wives happy. The reason that kingdom is falling apart is because Solomon is not taking national matters seriously and is straying from God. Do you ever wonder why there is so much killing these days? It is because order is not being properly kept. If there is no one to take care of and organize a country or nation that country or nation will soon disintegrate. It may not happen over night but gradually you will see a change. I do not envy your generation, Jerome, because it will be the generation that will try to sew back together the torn blanket of Israel. But, in reassurance, I am sure it will be your children and grandchildren that will be able to enjoy a bit of peace. Enjoying it wholly will be up to future generations.

        My dear Jerome, eldest grandchild, I will die soon. Comfort your cousins, aunts and uncles when I am gone. Remind them that I am happier in heaven, that the artherites that plagues me day and night now and which robs me of my strength will be gone. But do not let them envy me! Envying me will ruin them, for they will think of nothing but relief from the discord of earth. Remind our family of the harsh consequences Israel has in store for it, if it continues in it's wicked ways. Remind them that the one true God rules over all and will take care of those that love Him. Above all remind them that the unfaithful will be punished and the faithful WILL be rewarded. Because you trust God, I ask you to please talk to them. I will pray for you. I will pray that you have wisdom in leading our family. God bless you, Jerome! Remember, I may be forgotten, but God cannot and must not be forgotten! I love you! May God bless you in the future.

                                  your loving grandmother,

                                               Tamar, daughter of Jephennuh. 

poem.

I cling to everything you have ever said
As I lay on my lonely bed
Trying to find a chink
Some little forgotten link
A secret hint telling all
An excuse to give you a call
Because my heart is yearning
And this feeling it is burning
It’s strong, and pushing at me
Trying to get you to see
That I miss you
And no matter what I do
I can’t get you off my mind
So if you would be so kind
Won’t you come online
So I can talk and be fine
I need you in my life
Your absence is cutting like a knife
My heart is slowly breaking
And you are the one who is taking
All the little pieces
So I’m going to eat some Reeses
And get all fat and ugly
Cause you won’t be my snuggly
And as tears trail down my fat cheeks
I’ll realize we haven’t talked in weeks
They’ll come down so much faster
And I’ll try to call you a bastard
Then I will realize
Between our hearts there are some ties
I’ll go on a diet
Till the critics are all quite
And I’ll go out and see you
When on the grass there’s dew
And when I see you I’ll wrap
My arms around you like a big ole sap
And we will live happily ever after
Underneath our rafter
And there won’t be any end
Because an end our hearts would rend

Selena Gomez & The Scene - A Year Without Rain