Aliza's Adventures

My summer was crazy busy! Here are the highlights: Elevation & Arizona trip {shopping w/ friends in AZ} {singing w/ Liz in Crawdad Canyon}   { solo time}   {hard core rock climbing}   Youth Conference {grass twister} Girls Camp {getting pranked}   EFY in Virginia       {Monticello} {Arlington Cemetery} Arizona, Cali & Utah trip {San Diego temple} {swimming in AZ}   {brother's reception in Yuma}     {Provo}     {Aren't the mountains beautiful?} {thanks Linds} {at our family reunion} Alrightey, ho pefully that wa sn't too many pictures. My summer has been a wesome and cont inues to be! :)  Keep smiling.

I would like to clear up a few things about homeschoolers. I don’t think I’m better than you. I have lots of good friends and fun social things too. I like being asked about how my life and school are going. Just as there are outgoing people, shy people, and a variety of personalities at public school, there are outgoing homeschoolers, shy homeschoolers, and a variety of personalities with homeschoolers. I like being involved and informed about your school events and activities, and I hope you are about mine too. I have summer, winter and spring breaks too. I enjoy social media, music and pop culture too. I like going to the mall, movies, and events just as much as you. I’m not naïve. I go on cool field trips too. I learn a lot and have lots of homework too. I’m not so different from you, see? And I want to hang out and be friends with you too. Feel free to ask me any questions you have!

During the Christmas season, many are asked what their family traditions are. I always waved it off, saying I didn’t really have any. But recently, I started thinking about it and realized that we do! Here are the most memorable ones for me…     Pixies. We randomly draw each others’ names from a hat. We do secret little acts of service for the person we draw, spend the most time/effort into their gifts, and just being extra nice to and thoughtful of them.     Potpourri. My Mom always makes a stovetop mixture full of spices that makes our home smell especially wonderful. It’s always there on the stove and we add to it daily by refilling the water and disposing of orange peels in it.     Lights. We have white icicle lights that always go on the front of our house. But in our front yard, for as long as I can remember, we’ve put up a sign hand-painted by my Dad that reads, “Wise men still seek Him,” with a spotlight on it at night. For our Christmas tr...