Graduate of 2012

I wish these days didn't go by so fast. Next year I think I will realize how easy these days were compared to the days ahead of me. I'm definately going to miss my classmates, the ones who I see every day and it will be hard going to a school with completely new people and not knowing any of them. I'm ready to move on with my life because there's no turning back and life goes on. It is scary knowing I may not see some of my classmates in 10 years, and I wish to keep in touch with most of them. High school went by really fast and I didn't realize it til this year. I'm going to miss my classmates and friends and family more than anything.

Shop V

In shop today, I plan to get pretty far on the south wall. The wall we are painting yellow. We don't have a whole lot of class periods left so I'm hoping we get the room finished.

Shop V

Yesterday in shop, I started painting the south wall in the finishing room yellow. I had a good section done and Mr. Barker said that it was supposed to be blue. Whoops. But then he said it was a little too late so I guess that wall is going to be yellow. I like painting, but after a while I get really sick of it and yesterday it was hot and I didn't even want to start. But it is all coming together now that the pink wall is done and the green wall.

Heaven Is For Real: Todd Burpo

I am done with the book and I agree with Colton's grandma that before she'd love hearing about heaven but now she actually visualizes it like I do. I just want to know what it's like but now that I've read this book I have a good idea and am curious to some day see what it's like. I did expect a little more, but it is what it is and that's all that can be described now.

Shop V

In project class yesterday, I painted another coat of green on the south wall. We have the pink wall all done and it is very bright, but very cool. We have two more walls left to do. We're painting them blue and yellow. They are all pastel colors because the colors have to be bright since it's the finishing room. Honestly, when you walk in, you'll think of Easter right away. But the pink is so bright you don't even need to turn the light on to notice it.

Heaven Is For Real: Todd Burpo

Colton told his babysitter, Ali about when he went to heaven. Ali couldn't believe it and she broke down crying when he told her he missed his sister from heaven. I don't know what I would do in her situation and I wouldn't know what to think. Then Colton talked to his dad about the "war" in heaven. Todd questioned it. They were watching a movie, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Sonja told Colton that she bets there's no swords in heaven. Colton stood up and told her that there is swords in heaven because Jesus and other people are fighting off Satan and the bad people. They asked if Colton saw Satan and Colton said yes but when they asked further questions like, "what did he look like"? Colton didn't want to talk about it. That is so crazy and I never would have thought that they are fighting in heaven and if Satan wins, they will destroy the earth. This makes me think about so much and has me so interested way more about what heaven is really like. What I thought it was was exactly what the book said it wasn't all about, like golden gates and bright, beautiful colors. That's there too, but I would have never thought there was fighting in heaven. It makes me want to find out more things and keeps me curious.

Shop IV

Today in Shop, we're starting to build walls for a shed. I helped measure boards and cut them. Then I nailed the studs to the boards with the nail gun, which is the funnest thing about building walls I think. I learn things I never thought I would and I probably won't have to know them later on, but it's always fun experiencing new things and having an idea on how some things work.