The Charlie Schulz Philosophy
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The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.
You don't have to actually answer the questions.
Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.
1 Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2 Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3 Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5 Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6 Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

How did you do?
The point is , none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish.
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1 List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2 Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3 Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4 Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!!
5 Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials..
the most money...or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most.

Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life, like I did
'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia !'

''Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!'

PROM!!!!

Hey all! prom was this last week end! It was way better than i could have expected. I thought the music was really going to stink but really was quite good! well here are some snapshots of the evening!

My group! Brandon, Brad, Candice, Anne, Me, and Merium!

Joanna followed me around and we had tons of fun taking theses pictures!

My dress is purple not blue!

And of course! me and my date and Jordan with Rebekah his date.

we couldnt forget the twin shot! afterall how many people get to go to prom at the same time as their brother?

A day at the park!

So the other day i went to Miller park. to enjoy the wonderful weather! it was like 80 degrees! 

I took a book with me and read! it was a good expirience because i don't have much time to read these days!

Haha! I started getting bored of reading could you tell? : )

Sister sister!

Sooo, i found these awesome pictures with each of my sisters when i was little! thought they were too cute! enjoy!

Jessica with her outrageously thin tan legs with little freckle face white girl. who would've thought we were related! haha ; )

Mine and joanna's beloved heart room! haha. and yes i got the big bottom bed! 

Baby julia and I. I think i was just so happy to not be the "baby" anymore!

The last month at a glance

So i realized that i haven't posted in quite a lot of time. And after lots of urgings by certain family members I'm back! Mostly it has been because of my hecktic holiday schedule. So here is a sort of journal of what has been going on and i have pictures to go with each event!

So mine and Jordan's culinary (aka foods) teacher is making us all cook a fish! yuck! we are scheduled to cook it next wednesday. The absolute worst part is that we have to eat it for our grade! : ( disappointing!

FINALS WEEK! ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! well the next time i set foot on campus i will be headed for a U.S. history and Marine biology final! well wish me luck. but i like those classes so i'll be ok.

New years! ok so for new years eve this year my fiend Sherri and I got all dressed up and went out to Black Bear! It was so funny because all we had was $20 so we each only got an entre! haha. then we went to morgan hill for a dance! it was soooo much fun but the music was kinda lame! : ( well it was soo much seeing all my friends from san jose! it was so fun, on the way home we had martinellis! great evening!

So to raise money for the upcoming Carnegie Hall trip we (chamber) get paid to carol at parties. we caroled at least 50 times this december, just anywhere people hired us to sing at. it was really fun but pretty much during the month i felt my soul purpose was to drink water, sing and sleep. : ) lol

I LOVE MUSIC!

Sadie Baby!

so i went to jessica's house today (shocker) and we realized i havn't blogged in a while! mostly because of caroling for chamber. well anyways this is sadie with her little santa hat that grandma gave her! and her cute little jumber thingy that keeps her warm.

Me an jess are making velvet cake truffles, well i thinks thats what they are called! haha they are super yummi!

Thanksgiving!

Yesterday  our family, jessica and rory and sadie, grandma and grandma, Scott, and uncle shawn and his kids came to our house! we had a huge feast and it was all great! we had appetizers at 2 p.m. then dinner at 3. after we all got sucked into watching this pilgrim movie that was supposedly an hour but turned out to be 3. lol.  then at 6 we had dessert! it was scrumpdiliumpsious! then jarom, joanna, myself, julia and josh went on the trampoline and played seven corners! it was funny but there was a lot of bending the rules or flat out "cheating" but it was all fun and games. and if you knew my family well you would know that i was the victim of most of the tricks. although we got jarom for a while.

the little brown dog is shawn's and jake was always chasing him around. it was hard enough getting this picture haha.

Everybody lounging around digesting! lol

i was forced to sit at the little kids table! was not fun at all! 

yummy food (appetizers) 

Sadie baby and I!

cookies!!!

WOW these cookies tasted sooooo great!!! they are surgar cookies just dyed with food coloring! heres the recipe:

1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup shortening or butter*
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Early in the day or the day before:
In a large bowl cream the shortening and the sugar. Add the eggs, extract, and milk. In a medium bowl mix the dry ingredients with a wire whisk. Add the dry ingredients to the large bowl. Mix with mixer until well combined. With hands, shape dough into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Roll** half or 1/3 dough at a time, keep the rest refrigerated. For crisp cookies, roll dough, paper thin. For softer cookies, roll 1/8 " to 1/4" thick. With floured cookie cutter, cut into shapes. Re-roll trimmings and cut.

Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheets. Decorate***Bake 8 minutes or until very light brown. With pancake turner, remove cookies to racks; cool. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

Julia made this tree and ornament

these cute little turkeys we made like twenty of them!! don't they look like playdough!?! haha you can see a gingerbread man in the corner! tehe

Julia made this awesome Rudolph!!

while we were baking my friend and i worked on our  project together! we were soo satisfied and proud of our finished prpoduct! isnt it cute! it was also a blast to do!

I curled my hair and this is what it looked like before it went flat. :( i wish it had stayed!!!