Terrific just great.

So I listened to the song again later yesterday and I found the tune to be......depressing. It doesn't make you feel that great lets rock out in the car jammin to our tunes life is good.
Alas Alack. Has anyone found any great songs like that yet?
Let me know.

PS. We did quote files in church I will show you a pic a little later.

- a Beehive

Any Sugestions?

I find that it is hard in this day and age to find great clean songs that you can compare to and actually make you feel great. I don't know about you but I am all about the lyrics. I can stand almost any kind of tune as long as the lyrics are great. But hey I am not immune the beat and tunes that are on the radio. California girls could be my theme song if I lived in California, had a blue convertible, a drivers license and the lyrics are better. I still can't help but start dancing in my seat in the car when it comes on. (so maybe it's a good thing that I don't have a blue convertible, am sixteen etc. otherwise I would surly have a difficult time keeping my eyes on the road due to the violent head bobbing and shaking.) And Lady Gaga how did she come up with such awful lyrics to such an amazing tune? But does that stop me from jamming out. Much to some peoples dismay nope. So then after listening to California girls with lyrics and getting quite put up with it I set off on my search, for my version of California girls. And it seems you have to choose one or the other lyrics, or tune. lol. But I didn't come up empty handed. By typing in on youtube (got to love that website) Dream this popped up. Now who can't relate to this? and the tune isn't to bad it may not be California girls, but I don't think I will be suffering.
And really who hasn't wanted and still want their own little house. And who hasn't on numerous occasions served bark and leaves to their house guests? (the lyrics were wrong it's bark and leaves not sparkling leaves). I know I have plenty of times.

- A beehive.

PS. any music suggestions.

Personal Progress Project Rears it's Head Once Again.

So I am not sure if you guys remember one of my previous post about that personal progress project where you have to plan and prepare a meal for two weeks.
Of course being the over achiever that I am I piled myself high with things I wanted to do with it, freezer meals all three meals in the day just look and the list and you will see. So recently I have decided to attempt it again. My mom suggested that I go ahead and do one meal a day and plan it and maybe it could be dinners or lunches whatever. I decided lunches because....well....thats what we are lacking but then I kind of wanted to do dinners because my Dad is always busy during lunches. Then again maybe if I made lunch mom would be able to take a quick nap while I did. Anyways mom said that maybe I should make lunches until I go to collage. I don't know why but I actually said yes. So here I am So here I am scrambling to find recipes. In a way this project is a major blessing. I am finally able to make what I want or eat healthier or have my faves. This way I will get a taste of what its like to be a "grown up"lol.wish me luck. anymore tips?

- A beehive

Isn't this how they should explaine it?

So I found this Marvalous blog called http://www.sistasinzion.com/ and of course they are absolutely hillarious. It's a mormon blog, and I absolutely love it. While I was reading through it I found thisawesome post. About the Celestial Telestial and Terestial kingdoms and I couldn't help but wonder why they couldn't explain these kingdoms like this in church.
Here it is........


I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto?
>> Tuesday, April 27, 2010
I was visiting with a few of my girls the other day, and one of our sistas who isn't LDS commented that she appreciated the VIP Heaven that we LDS folk have, you know the three Heavens, she said, because I just don’t think I want to be in the same Heaven as my Mother. (I've probably had that thought a few times myself.)

While engaged in this conversation, another sista bore her testimony about the three degrees of glory.

Renee Ebony Miller: When I was a child, Tupac had a popular song out where he asked the question, “Does Heaven have a Ghetto?” That struck a cord with me in my childhood, so much so, that I asked my Mother the very same question. She explained that her belief was that, in Heaven the Lord would want us to be comfortable, and because paradise was different to every person, it was entirely possible that Heaven did have a Ghetto. My mother and I always thought that this was something we would have to wait until we got Heaven to find out. So, when at the age of 14, I started taking the missionary discussions and Sister Butterworth told me about the three degrees of glory, the Celestial, the Terrestrial, and the Telestial Kingdoms. I knew the church had to be true, because Heaven had a Ghetto. It was also interesting to know that the Lord would answer a childhood question of mine. Plus in VIP Heaven (Celestial) you can go visit people in the other degrees of Heaven, but they can't come visit you! For example, my family in South Central can't come visit me in Beverly Hills, but I can go visit them in South Central. Yes, Heaven got a Ghetto/Trailer Park.

Of course our non-LDS sista was now even more curious so we broke it down for her.

Telestial Kingdom: This is the place for those who don't know how to follow the rules. If you don't know how to abide by the law, you might end up in the Telestial Kingdom. In the Telestial Kingdom you are stationary. It’s not prison, but a similar concept. You can make collect calls to your friends and family in the higher Kingdoms, you can beg for a visit, and they’ll come if they want to. No passing contraband from the other Kingdoms to the people in the Telestial Kingdom. It’s nothing like the Penitentiary (not that I know what that’s like), It’s nicer, more like where Martha Stewart went. You don’t have to visit through the glass, no one is going to shank you, and you don’t have to worry about your celly snitching on you. While it’s not quite lock down, it’s not all roses though, because you don’t get to leave. No outside visits, no leaving your Kingdom.

Terrestrial Kingdom: This is like a "middle class neighborhood". In this neighborhood, there are people who are good, kind, and who actually tried to live a decent life. They tried to do right, and still recognized that Christ was the Savior, yet didn't develop a personal relationship with God the Father. Now this place is much nicer than the Telestial Kingdom. You’re not rolling in a Lexus, but you do get a bus pass. There’s nothing wrong with public transportation, shoot, a bus pass is a privilege, cause that means you get to travel! You can visit all your friends in the Telestial Kingdom, however, that’s it though, cause your line doesn’t run up town.

Celestial Kingdom: Now this is what Brigham Young was talking about! This is the place! This is an all access pass. This is the Kingdom that you inherit if you have lived up to all the covenants that have been required of you In this neighborhood, you really do get to leave your doors unlocked and everything is fine. If your address is 2438 North Celestial Boulevard, then you have arrived. The best part about living in this neighborhood is that the "Stationary" and "Bus Pass" friends and family can't just stop in and case your house. No one can try to make you feel bad because you have nicer things than they do They have to call and invite you to visit them... and you got the free agency to say we’re not available. Now what I hope is that we have caller I.D. in the Celestial Kingdom, for just in case we don't feel like answering the phone.

But then we had to drop the BOMB…the Celestial Kingdom has a VVIP! So if you should be one of those who has earned a mansion in the Celestial Kingdom, don't be shocked if you look around one day and find there is an area that is sectioned off, with Porter Rockwell guarding all of "us" VVIP folk. Please don't think I can get you in, chances are I barley got in myself. However I will tell Jesus, Joseph Smith, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, my Mama and my Daddy that you said hello.

Peace & Love,
Sista Beehive



Oh look they have the same sign off as I do LOL. There it is isn't it absolutely amazing and funny. I think so too. Hope you enjoyed it.

- A Beehive

PS. Do you think this is how they should explain it in church why or why not?

Sorry to dissapoint.......not really.

So I know you have all been wondering about camp. But I can't lie.
It really is quite dreary writing about camp. It wasn't because Camp was boring, or I really didn't have any fun, quite contrary actually. Really though. After you finally finish writing about it in your journal etc. It is just tiring. So unfortunately that is why I will not be writing about camp all at once anymore. lol. Don't worry though this blog will still see more posts posted every day about fabulous moi of course!
Thanks for reading!.

- A beehive

The SCSS attack. Supper Cool Slacker Syndrome

Sorry I haven't written about girls camp in a while.
Unfortunately the stomach flue has reached our house the last few days.
Which kind of stinks. Anyways that's not the point.
So unfortunately I couldn't find the video of us practicing our skit.
So I will talk about the Presentations that we did the next day.I will definitely post this presentation video tomorrow. It went really well which was great. So I will tell you about it tomorrow when I post the video. I can't guarantee I will get to it but lets hope.

- A beehive

It's Monday.

I decided that I would spread the girls camp stories out through the week, because I lack inspiration and time to write it all today so here is how the first day went.

We were late when we got there so we only had an hour to set up tents and my recycle project which I will tell you about later etc. until we had our first roll call. Then we cam back and practiced our skit. Which I will post the script later. Then it was food time and back to roll call and to present our skits for us We did our skit which was David and Goliath but twisted to be modern. Not necessarily my choice but good enough. I will go into more detail later when I have time to post pics. and scripts but right now that is just an overview of how the first day was mainly just chilling and unpacking.

Ps. our beehive teacher was released Sunday I will really really miss her.
- A beehive

Tune in Monday

Monday is when
I will be starting up with real posts again so tune in for some great stuff about girls camp!

We have arrived home.

We have arrived home I will write soon.
I am so sleepy.

- A beehive

Heads Up!!

We are discussing camp all young woman's long so look forward to an update around three thirty-ish four.

- A beehive

Knots and Knifes

This is the man kind enough to teach us and patient enough to help with my "Knot" so developed knot talents. LOL







Today we had mutual,
Camp clinics and we did Knots and Knifes.
Here are some pics of what went on.
I have to tell you. I can think of a..no a few....no a ton of reasons why they teach boys this stuff instead of girls.

1. Boys will have more use for it.

2. Boys have more room in their brains to learn it. (sense at this age and younger their only concerns are sports, "macho-ness", girls and uuuuuuh ????)

3. Boys have the muscle strength to actually use those knots for what they are intended.

I could go on and on, although it was super fun to be included in the things that our brothers have been doing long before we were old enough to go to mutual. I mean wouldn't you wish that you could go with your dad on the scout trips instead of bieng left at home? So all and all just another night of......you guessed it mutual insanity.

- A regretfully knot-less and happily knife-less Beehive.

Education

In one of the New Eras there was an article from the prophet,
He said that we should become masters in reading writing and Math.
Well SHOOT!! Personally that just doesn't appeal to me.
It is bad enough that we have to learn and review the stuff over and over again in school.
But we have to add to it and work on it more than homework after school. Dang it.
See another thing that I really have a hard time doing. When you are home schooled it is so much easier because you can really work on the things that you need to, and just do the normal amount of things that you have practically mastered.
Well I guess I will just have to work on it any suggestions?

-A reluctant Beehive

Journaling?

Past Prophets have said that you really need to journal.
For some reason that is the hardest thing to do.
I mean to sit down and write about your day EVERY night isn't something that appeals to me.
I marvel at those who have that talent and want to do that and I just have one question for them. Can you share some of that with me? To me there is a difference between journaling and having a diary. To me a diary is where you could say/write things that you wouldn't ever want anyone to read. A journal is meant for family history purposes and for your children and you grand kids etc. to read. A diary you would NOT want to share it's contents with anyone. Not for fear that other people would find out and use it to embarrass you with (that too though.) More because you are worried your children would be scarred for life at how well imperfect it would show you to be. Don't you want your kids to think of you as perfect. Then again. On the very rare occasion that my mom showed me a few journal entry's it helped me bond with her knowing that she was just like me. So I guess that maybe this blog is kind of like a spiritual journal. I could save it and print it out and add it to my other more rare journal entry's and boda-boom
insta-journal. And it is already reader appropriate. ( - :

- A beehive

Camp Update

There is a LOT going on this week that has to do with camp!
So Basically this is my weeks outline:

- Monday (Short Second life of Bree Tanner by. Stephenie Meyer is readable on her official website to view click here I really enjoy her writing then again I enjoy every book I read)

- Tuesday............

- Wednesday. We will be going early to mutual to

• Set up tents (see if all six girls can fit in one tent lol)
• Get the list of things to bring to camp.
• Knots and knifes.
• Work on planning skit.

- Thursday. Going on a field trip to a local Wildlife Res. As prep for camp.

- Friday........

- Saturday. Packing me.

- Sunday. Church/ Packing me.

- Monday, It's off to camp!

- A beehive

The good die young.

So some family came down to visit today and I overheard a conversation they had about how when we mourn it's not mourning for the person who died. We are mourning for ourselves. We feel sad and we miss seeing the loved one who died. That lead me to thinking. About how the really truly good and righteous people dye young (from sickness/natural causes.). I mean this doesn't apply to every situation like some really good people live to be ninety or older too. What I mean is. The goal ultimate goal is to be Christlike and do the lords work and learn to be happy and righteous through allof the temptation right? Once that purpose is filled unless there is a particular mission that one has to be older to fulfill before they can die they usually die young. That also got me imagining if I died say tomorrow what would I want to accomplish today. We live in a world where we can feel limited when really we have the power to create and be anything we could possibly want or imagine. We are children of God and he wants us to be happy. We are daughters and sons of the MOST creative being ever, doesn't it only make sense that we can create our life. So I have decided that everyday I should try to be as close to God as possible. Everyday I should wake up in the morning and go to bed happy and content knowing that I have done a lot of things that I wanted to do and if I had to die tomorrow I would leave this world with the sense that I have done everything I have wantedor at least needed. I am not saying that I would jump out of a plane tomorrow. (but if you want to and can, go ahead.) I mean that I should make my life so that no matter what I have to do I could have the most boring day in the history of my life, but to live it like it were your last I would enjoy every minute of it, even if I were cleaning toilets all day (although I can't see how anyone could enjoy that.) That to me is the true meaning (well true in my opinion) of living your days as if they were your last.

- A beehive.

Why is it so univursal? Blog Update

So one of my readers pointed out in a comment a great tip on how to deal with this kind of thing. (see earlier post) Here is what she said you can do. " I made up my mind to not associate with people that made my life harder and more dramatic!" I completely agree with this because how can you get bullied when you purposefully don't associate with people that could and up being like that. So basically you are just taking yourself out of this situation! Thanks to the reader who helped us out with this.

- A Beehive

Camp Clinics

So last night we had camp clinics.
I really enjoyed it. We were working on first aid and all of those things and the guy who was teaching us is super hilarious. It was a bit awkward since I am the only one who's first time going to camp is now instead of last year. So he had taught a lot of things to them already but he had to refresh over them for me.
My dad says that once he was a fire chief over a whole city a whole huge huge city.
(I am not naming the name for safety purposes) He was able to tell us a ton about everything. Then we had cookies. YUM. Speaking of food my mom made this awesome nacho cheese sauce without having to add Velveeta cheese! So YUM. I think over all it was a good day.

- A beehive

Why is it so Univursal?

So today my family and I walked to the park.
My brother spotted a friend who is in his church class.
(yes she is a girl lets call her "M") So my brother went to go play with her and we sat and watched near by.
My brother and her, while they were playing ended up getting into a conversation about a girl who was mean to "M")All the classic bully tricks were played on "M" even though the girl who had done it is Mormon. I remember and still deal with occasionally, things like that and it shocked me how universal girl on girl combat is. It made me so sad to know that I really couldn't do anything about it. Will this girl war junk ever stop? It has wounded so many people and just grows over the years. Who ever made up the quote "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" must have been one of three things. 1. a Guy. 2. Extremely confident or 3. extremely niave "Do any of you have tips on how you can deal with these types of things?

- A beehive

Why is meal planning so hard?

A while ago I found that one of the things that I had actually wanted in Personal Progress was a mandatory project (see Good Works pg.54 project 2.) It says that I must collect recipes and plan and prepare the meals for two weeks (well one meal a day, but my mom says I should do all of the meals, to gain a better experience) So of course every time I read it I get all excited and start working on it. I am trying to go by the "food nanny" on BYU TV (to see her website click here) Every night she has a theme. (Italian night, Mexican food night etc.) To add to it I am trying to find recipes for six vegetarian (except for fish, and in my opinion eggs do not count) recipes and 1 eat meat sparingly recipe. So of course by the second day I have gotten no where. At first I couldn't find any recipes. The second time I tried the recipes I did find were to expensive. So here I am on my third try. Mission Freezer meals. Yes this time I am doing all of this (low costing recipes vegetarian except for fish and 1 eat meat sparingly meal, Every Night themed, and FREEZER MEALS/FREEZER friendly.) Wish me luck. And most importantly... Do any of you have any tips or recipes for me?

- A beehive
PS. The fact that is is also a ten hour project suggestion AND a mandatory project shows that it is difficult. (so why did I think it was going to be easy?)

Boy likes a girl and vice versa. (how rare)

The most popular guy in school's twin. (Seriously they look identical)

Okay this video doesn't completely match but super cute so imagine this with the boy liking her back. (although for me this video symbolizes how falling in love really helps you be a better person. or shrink but she doesn't do that in here)

So in class today the cutest thing happened. So Claire and I were walking to Sunday school after we had YW's and we walked into our classroom and sat there for a while just as we were about to leave the cutest thing happened. (cute isn't really the right word I can't think of any other adjective to describe it.) Amy and the most popular hottest boy in middle school lets call him Alex - walked into the room that we are in. "Just tell me" Amy was saying. "Uh-well-um" Alex stuttered. Claire and I had seen and experienced these same stutters when a boy was trying to tell us he liked us (few succeeded but when they did succeed it was terrific.) feeling the vibe me and Claire inconspicuously stepped out. (Okay there was nothing inconspicuous about it "we will just step out" we said scooting out the door) Just as we had gotten out no matter how hard we tried to stop him in walked another boy completely oblivious he just sat there. So poor Alex blurted out some silly question that no one whatsoever would stutter over. What was great though is that I am sure that this couple will work out. It is completely obvious that they BOTH like each other just neither know the other one likes them.

LATER

So we were looking up a scripture and Alex let Amy share his scriptures with him she was flipping through the pages quite fast and he glimpsing that she was close and she had kept flipping he softly took his hand and stopped hers from turning the page they met each others eyes and she laughed smacking him lightly against his chest when he muttered something. smiling they quickly looked down at the scripture. Oh to be in love. (unfortunately they will have to wait at the least two more years to do anything about that. Still fun to see. (do any of you have any story's like that?)

- A beehive.

PS. This happened a while ago on a Sunday and is as close to flirting as a Mormon twelve and thirteen year old gets so it was something cool to see.