Perspective.

The lamp in our front room


Figurine that was Grandma Big's (I think)


Cool old keys


Old books


Button, button, who's got the button?


Chain on our swing set


Grandma Big's old typewritter



Nope, no editing on these either.

Photos

These are some pictures that I've taken lately. I've had to take a lot of pictures for my Photography class that I'm in. I think I'm getting better. You tell me.

I didn't edit any of these either...:)

I made this picture in photoshop.

My Favorite

This....

...is my favorite little girl.

Her name is LILLIE.

Sometimes....

she smiles really cute

and acts a little SILLY

Me and my favorite Little Lillie

Count Down to Summer....

46 total days

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Scott gave this to me for my birthday in November. I finally got around to reading it and I absolutely loved it. It's a gothic horror story that is very intriguing. This man, Dorian Gray, is very innocent…. until he learns what it means to sin.

You should read it.

These are my thoughts.

School is a big headache. It always is. Isn't it?
Waking up at 5:00 on B-Days, 6:00 on A-Days-- always a downer.
Eating a bowl of cereal with Dad at 5:00. Priceless.
Drivers ED? Who came up with the class?
I sit next to a Senior. He doesn't have a learners permit yet.
Seminary teachers need something more in their lives.
Is eating Captain Crunch part of the Word of Wisdom Brother Evans?
History: I can't pay attention. My teachers eyebrows are too large for concentration.
Whoever said that learning a foreign language was a good idea?
Tengo un gato en mis pantelones.
What the....?!
6:00am Orchestra? Can anyone play Dvorak at that time?
Learning how to use a graphing calculator-- Easy.
Remembering my times tables-- Hard. (I know.)
Peer Tutoring..... Golden.
Yeah. That's right. We made yarn bracelets for Fun Friday. (Golden)
Riding on the bus home and wondering WHY IN THE WORLD DO I KNOW ALL OF THESE OLD SONGS?! (Steve is our bus driver. He threatened our bus to calm down or he would put on Bob Dylan. Didn't know I knew Bob Dylan until he turned it on....really loud.)
Getting home to Mom asking how my day was.... priceless.

"Plain Life: As Seen By Caroline Raines"

Now, how many weeks has it been since I made a blog post? I'm not exactly sure actually. Perhaps three.....maybe four. I haven't taken the time to see when I last blogged. Maybe some of you have given up on my blog, forgetting that it even exists. Maybe not....You may have to rediscover it as I did. You know, the word "blogging" is such an old mom word.... meant for all of those scrapbookers who write about their daily life and everyone seems to see it as amazing. Is that really all that blogging is? Someones daily life, pumped up and put into a story that seems amazing? I suppose so. Then why, may I ask, do I find myself with a whole lot of life, that doesn't seem amazing enough to put into words, here on my blog?

How about we find a new word for "blogging." Could we call it, storytelling? Maybe even "plain life as seen by Caroline Raines."

If plain simple life can be viewed from billions of different view points, why don't we find everyones view point amazing? Yeah, I agree, those scrapbook blogs need a little jazzing up or something, but it's their perspective isn't it? This blog is my perspective, isn't it? Can't it be just as amazing as all of those scrapbooking moms? :)


I guess I'm talking to myself, but, I did blog this :)