Arizona Sky

Here are some pictures from tonights sunset! it was so pretty i had to take some pictures. i cant believe it but i think today marks our one year since we moved away from salt lake. wow. we have officially been residents of Arizona for one year. i think its okay. its nice, i actually havnt missed the snow. i really love the weather this time of year, its perfect. i did miss the fall with all the leaves changing and that, but i dont miss icy roads and freezing hands and fierce arctic winds, and icy snow getting in your shoes. i like wearing sandals, and not worrying about a coat, and walking outside at night, and being able to do outdoor things. So here it is!

Late Valentines

Hey Happy Late Valentines Day
Me and dan were sick on valentines , so ours will be probably like friday. other than that , not much has been going on. a lot of little things have been going on to keep us busy, just nothing that interesting. anyways, nothin else to say. dan is pretty upset i didnt capitalize him. haha hes pretty funny.

Bully

Today i was subbing at Cactus Middle School. everything went pretty well, i was a sub for the boys class (they have 2 girls and 2 boys classes during each hour, and since they separate them into genders, i just waited for them to dress in the girls locker room), anyways, everything was going pretty well, until we went out to play basketball, and one kid, the biggest kid in the class (wears glasses), comes walking toward me with tears streaming down his cheeks. these are 6th graders by the way. and so i ask him, whats wrong? and hes so upset he cant talk for a few minutes, but i get the idea its not physical hurt. and so he says some kid was calling him fat, and saying they dont want his fat *** playing with them. i was furious. i called the kid over that was name calling and asked him why he would do that, its hurtful, its mean, and the kid said he did that jokingly, i was just like WELL HE"S NOT LAUGHIN. i let the kid know i was pretty mad. i was so sad for the fat kid , it made me want to cry. so i wrote the namer caller kid up. well, i had the other boys gym teacher write him up. poor kid, i wasnt sure what to say to him, he was obviously overwieght. and the kid calling him fat was skin and bone. so i just told him to shake it off, and that it didnt matter what other kids said... anyways, so now tonight we are going up to the temple in mesa. dan is working out in the yard, its a great day out, but i've been outside most of the day, and i think im gona take a little nap. oh ps i found out casa grande DOES have city softball leagues. i need to call and see about that. so if you want to play with us, and live here, leave me your name on a comment or call me!
Later!

Lassen Volcanic

Lassen Peak reflected in the waters of Manzanita Lake. Before Mt. St Helens stole its thunder in 1980, Lassen Peak in northern California boasted the most recent volcanic eruption in the lower 48. (that was taken from my book i got the picture out of. credits go to Susan Burke). alright. it was fun, i liked working more with the foliage and snow, i had never done anything with snow, and i've always thought about it. i was really practicing using as many different shades as i could , i was consciencly remixing and dabbing in colors all over the palett. Well, gotta go.

So Far Away

Alright. i touched it up a little bit. what do you guys think?

Wah-LA

here is the last painting i've done. i did it on Febuary 4 2006. woa!! i didnt even notice that. 02-04-06. Wow. i didnt even mean to do that! its F8. remember mare? hehe. one time me and mary were flying to anchorage and we just decided to sit down in the minneapolis (i believe it was minneapolis) airport at this one gate that had nobody else there and rest. so then we decide to start looking for our gate, and what you do know? its right where we were sitting. what are the odds of that? but wait- it gets better. i look at the gate number, its F8. (get it, Fate). wow. i tell ya wow. i'm sure crazier things have happened. but this ones pretty crazy. like 02-04-06. what better way to remember what day i painted this picture? anyways. can anybody guess what this picture is of? its done from a photo. and even the state it is in would maybe count..we'll see who knows their mountains. this one has significane over Mt. St. Helens... that is your LAST clue!!! i might have to redo some of this painting.. does anybody else see a flaw in the reflection? well, now you all will. so i better go correct it as best as i can. the paint is PRETTY thick.