Petals Forget

I wrote this a while ago, and put dried up rose petals that looked like tears on it. Here ya go.

Those who quickly fall in
Just as easily fall out
The head of my rose droops down
The petals fall, forget them all
Forget
Them
All

These petals
are as tears

There are those who take the petals...
Press them
Try to save them.
Should I try too?
Or when they fall
Forget
           Them
                     All?

Forget each fall?            

Stomach Bone Stew

or Pig Limb Stew
My mom told me to help make dinner. Ok. What do I need to do? Well, you chop up some of the usual stuff [carrots, celery, onions] and then put the ham bone in. I did a double take - wait what?  Ham bone. Seriously? She showed it to me.. yup.  A ham bone.  So later after the beans have soaked for two hours - yeah, this soup is weird - I chop up the stuff (well, The Muffin does as I got sharp pains in my wrist every time I tried to chop.. THAT'S from my rifle, but I Love Colorguard anyway.  Plus I'll have super strong wrists!) and take the ham bone out of the bag.  Yummy! :P I held it over the pot and told The Muffin to look over.. 'ew.'  So as I stirred the stew and ham bone, I commented
"This bone looks like a limb... because it is!"
That cracked The Muffin up a whole lot, as most of you can see by how she put it as her status.  Then, my mind already in rediculous mode or something, I said
"At first I thought it was like, a stomach bone, but no, it's a leg or something."
THAT really got to Muffin as well.  STOMACH bone?! BAHAHAHA!  Hey, I meant rib okay??  It's kinda close...

And thus the beginnings of the Stomach Bone Stew!  Doesn't it look so good?
Yeah, not really, I hope it'll taste differently than it looks... :)

Three Rings

[[I decided to find a couple of pictures to better illustrate. Sorry for the bad quality of figure 2:)]]

This is the tale of a cloud and three rings
These seem like they'd be three entwined things
You'd think they would all be connected, like so: [[see figure one]]
but the resistance from 1 to 3 may only grow

So when these rings seem stuck like this: [[see figure two]]- can you fiddle?
...Imagine the delicate balance for the one in the middle
Ring 2, linked with both, and 2 & 3 find
That maybe ring 1 is differently twined

Now ring 2 is forced to split it's design
A certain way for ring 3, for ring 1 another twine
Sometimes it seems 2's twine mirrors 1 - like one may expect
And when this happens, ring 3 can't connect

So down ring 3 drops, to a cloud who softens the fall
3 is only slightly damaged, and back up begins to call
Then a notion comes in a small, painful burst
"Maybe ring 1 will always come first"

But after the jolt, ring 2 is soon to follow
To reconnect with ring 3, who feels hollow
It now becomes clear: ring 1 liked the change
So up it pulls, keeping 3 out of range

At the sight of ring 2, 3 had started to jump
Only now, too far away, lands with a thump
But it's not too bad, as it soon figures out
The cloud is there to help stop the pout

Thankful for the comfort and lift, 3 then ascends
Now in sight of ring 2, and they make amends
Still, 1 wants to lead, and when 3 comes to click
1 pushes on with a defiant kick

Hoping this unit won't much longer estrange
Rings 2 and 3 work for a change
3 has a piece of the cloud, tied on for a constant reminder
That something's on her side, should doubt again find her

Atlanta!

Oh goodness there is a lot to write.  I apologize for this post being SO long!  Just think of it as six posts shoved in to one, because that's just what it is.  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and today.  Here we go!
I just gotta say - I Love my cousins! Quentin, Ciena and Guenith are SO cute!  Quentin is quite the performer, and almost always has something funny to say.  What makes it even better is that sometimes he puts on that he's not trying to be funny - which, in reality, he is.  Once, after
I laughed at something he said, he demanded:
"You think I'm bein' FUNNY?"
"Yep."
"WELL I AM!" It was hillarous.  I think Quentin is um... six or seven now..? Maybe. I could ask but I'm too lazy.
Georgia has been super duper awesome!  An adventure every day.  No such thing as bored while I've been here :)
Monday - Renaissance Festival!  They had a whole big wood village and everything!  It was so cool!  People dressed up, too.  Some of that was.. scarey.  Some people were wearing way too many layers and corsets and such for this hot, humid, southern weather.. and some.. well, weren't wearing enough.  Yuck :P  My aunt observed that going to these things makes her feel better about her shape, because some people really shouldn't wear midriff (I know I spelled that wrong..) showing clothing. -shudder- One thing that I'll never forget about going to the Renaissance Festival is meeting the queen.  A few minutes after we walked in, this member of the royal guard or something came up to Ciena and gave her a coin.  He asked her to give it to the queen when she saw her, and tell her it was for shopping.  Well, a little while into our travels of the town, we found the royal pavillion.  (Of course it was the most shaded area of the whole establishment.  It was *Almost* cool [temperature wise]. Almost.)  After the queen wqas done talking to some other royal subjects, Ciena went up to her, all shy like she does, held out the coin and very quietly said "This is for shopping." The queen got a huge smile on her face and yelled "Shopping! Shopping!"  If I didn't know she was acting I'd be a little concerned.. all of the queen's ladies in waiting came around, very excited.  Ciena was startled by the flurry of bright colored skirts and turned around to hide in mommy's arms.  The queen said she must give this beautiful little girl a gift for giving her shopping money.  (Bronwen and I were confused, shouldn't the queen get enough shopping money already?  I guess not in this town. But it was still pretty cool :))  The queen gave Ciena a little plastic pink ring.  Ciena was overjoyed.  She wore it the rest of the day. And the next, and the next.   And who can blame her?  Wouldn't you be excited if you got jewelery from the Queen herself? :)  There was also a joust, acrobats, flexible daredevils, fire jugglers, glass blowing, and much much  more.  Also, as you can expect in the south, there was tons of fried food.  Fried pickles, fried chicken, even fried mac and cheese on a stick!  Ew. (Most of the stuff at the festival was 'on a stick'... as if that made it any more awesome...? Haha I guess it does. Go sticks! :P) Later, Ciena and Quentin both got wooden swords.  They would later decorate them with jewels and gold ribbon.  It was a fun experience :)
Tuesday: Six flags!  Roller coasters, roller coasters, and more roller coasters!  It was so much fun!  I'll tell you about the most exciting ones.  My favorite was: Superman, Ultimate Flight.  This wasn't just any old fast roller coaster with large hills and loops. No no, it was a fast roller coaster that you rode HORIZONTAL with high hills and loops and stuff.  And even my favorite aspect of new roller coasters, which I call the "DNA twist" because it looks like a piece of DNA.  At the start of the ride, you're vertical.  Then they lower the little platform under you and switch the seats so you're in a position to fly like Superman!  It's really awesome :)
Another strange but thrilling experience was that Scorcher.  A standing up roller coaster.  That's right, you stand up.  You're still perfectly locked in, but the weight shifting is quite different, especially on loops.  My legs were all tingly afterwords.  We also went on there tallest ride, Goliath.  Fairly named, I think.  No loops or quick turns, just a lot of really really REALLY tall hills.  It was awesome :) And guess what?! After that we got pictures with Bugs and Daffy! :D Daffy is my favorite Loony Tunes character!  We almost missed them, but then I saw Bugs' long ears over the fence they just went through behind the picture taking area.  I yelled, there they are!  Daffy then opened the gate, saw us, hid behind the gate, popped back out and came over to greet us.  It was pretty great :) I got a squished penny of the Superman coaster. :)
Wednesday: World of Coke!  Old commercials about coke, info about the making of coke, a little reading about the guy who came up with coke, learning that most of the soda's and fruit drinks I know about are owned by coke, and a tasting room, full of unlimited coke products.  In other words, a lot of coke.  And sugar :)  The best part is, we all got to take a little bottle of coke home with us :) I like coke, but it always reminds me of being sick because my mom and dad would always get it for me when I was little when my tummy was upset.  The syrup helps it or something.  We later learned it's just the sugar that helps.  All in all, too much soda for me that day, after being used to not drinking any maybe more than once a month.  Woof.  I hope Tiave isn't reading this.. haha.. but he'd probably understand.  I mean, WORLD of Coke?! Seriously, how can you not drink soda on World of Coke day? :)
Thursday: The famous and fabulous Georgia Aquarium!  It's the largest in the world!  More than like 8 million gallons of water or something.  Das a lot a aqua. :P  It was majorly awesome!! Tank tunnels, otters, whale sharks, scary fish, cute fish... etc.  There were SO many different kinds of sea creatures!  My favorite there was the Balooga.  Yes, Balooga.  It's a real animal.  It's a mammal, too!  It's a kind of whale.  It's white, big, and simply beautiful.  I have a little plush toy of one :) I think this is also the day we went to Ariel's soccer game.  And her team won, of course :) Go Atlanta! haha :)  And Ariel really does look very young and beautiful.  You wouldn't think she had three little ones and had been married for ten years :)  That night I got online and chatted with some friends.  I miss you all so much!  I can't wait to be home! 
Friday: Was a pretty relaxed day.  We went to this barbeque place where I discovered, again, that I like pork better than stake.. BUT they had these really really good cheese roll things.  Yum yum yum!  We also went swimming, in the rain!  Ok so it only rained for a little bit but it was still cool!  The water was all spotty and awesome :) Later that day we watched Gone With The Wind.  Good, but LONG.  And I will never be like Scarlet Oherra. :P  The only characters I actually liked in that film were Melony, Mammy, and sometimes Rhett. Sometimes.
Today: Also a pretty relaxed day.  We went to the pool, but I didn't feel like swimming. I was the target thrower and ref for the game TheMuffin and FunagendaE were playing.  And.... I got a sunburn.  On my legs!  That never happens! My legs never burn!  But I was sitting on the edge of the pool, exsposing them to the hot georgia sun... They hurt a bit, but it's still kinda awesome.  Haha first sunburn of the season! :D
COMING  HOME TODAY! Late, but I'm coming!  Being away made me realize even more how much I Love home!  I miss everyone! I miss guard, my friends, and good ol' dry Utah.  I'm excited to be back!
Thanks for reading through this SixDaySmashedTogetherPost.  See you soon :)
--Kiki

Thank You's

Basically, life is great :)  I'm not saying there aren't bumps in the road, but overall it's been quite enjoyable :) I Love my friends!!  I'd like to give a thank you to:
ChuddaChudda, who makes my day, everyday.  There are so many things I could say here, but I'll just sum it up by saying he's my everything. :) He always knows how to make me smile and helps me be happy - even when he doesn't know he's doing it. I Love you :)
MomWebb, who is my inspiration and my hero.  I Love her more than I can say.  She always knows how to make things right when everything is falling apart, and she's one of my best friends :)
Michilli! [sorry if I spelled that wrong] My gorgeous little sister, I'm so glad we have become such great buds :D
Twin, who lights up my world ;)
LittleSis, who is always eager to Love.  And gives some of the best hugs ever!
Gladiator, who laughs with me [not at me] when I'm being a dork, and smiles at my randomness.
Tiave, who makes me smile.. despite how ridiculous he is to deal with, sometimes.  Love ya :)
SilverLight, Eli~.  I just came up with this, because she has like water-blue-silver eyes, and she.... just glows.  She always says hi to me when she see's me, and smiles.  She has a way of making you feel wanted just when you really need it.
KyDancer, who gives me reasons to laugh all the time.  I'm much better off because of her bright pretty face :)
Wall, who also makes me laugh.  Everything about this amazing gal puts a smile on my face :)
Katie J., just adorable in every way!  She really hasn't changed since we were six.  Her smile is SO contagious.
ZANK! Because he always knows just when to be a dork, when I really need to smile. Hey hey hey ;)
Soza, who is courteous.  He always says thank you, even for the small things, and always says hi to me.
Poker, who is good at making me smile.. most of the time :)
Jareth! Isn't that one of the coolest names you've ever heard?? He's an upcoming freshman, and has decided to join the lovelyness of guard!  I've only known him two days, but so far he's made me smile :)
Sketch.. Wow.  She attacks me everytime I see her, and makes me feel SO Loved. 
Scales. Always excited to see me. :)
Dream, who I can trust, and can trust me. Great listener :)
There are probably many more people who do little things to make me smile, but these are the ones I remember the most right now.  Thank you all so much!  You are the ones who make my life happy :)

The Four B's

I meant to blog about this a while ago.. but I forgot. Silly Kiki :)

These are my notes from Church on Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Sis. Bingham: (Spoke in Sacrament Meeting) "Every member a missionary." We are called.  "Surely someone will take care of that need."  Act.  That someone is you.  Missionary work in it's purest form is a genuine inward desire to share the Gospel.  Be an example of someone who is sensitive to the Spirit.  Do what you're told to do.  Hold your heads up, work with diligence, do what the church tells you to do.  "In may cases, member missionary work is the only missionary work we can do" ♫ Let the lower lights be burning... some poor fainting, struggling sea-man you may rescue, you may save ♫
Bro. Bingham: (Also in Sacrament Meeting) Missionary work has a thousand names and a thousand faces.  Heavenly Father very much is involved in this work.  Yours is the privilege to be not spectators, but participate in that work.  "Youth of the church, the world is in need of your help." [Pres. Monson]
*********and hear is what I was thinking about, that I felt like I should write down:
This Gospel is not a set of rules.  It's not a list of do's and don't's for everyone in it.  It is the only church that has the authority to use God's power and as such the leaders of it give us advice straight from Him.  How lucky we are to have this!  So, no matter how large or small our church is.. doesn't matter.  What matters is that it's the only way to have the constant companionship and guidance of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.  Those 'rules' aren't mere do's and don't's, they are strong advice from God to help us live happy lives.  This is the only Gospel that has the fullness of that advice. How grateful I am to be a part of that.
*********
And now the join lesson in Young Women that same day
Bro. Barry: Resist the devil.  Let your light shine.  If it's darkness you feel, don't say what you're thinking.  don't gossip.  "Talk good" about others.  Talk about the good that's happening to you.  Don't be afraid to talk about the Gospel.  Tender mercies happen to you everyday, share them.  He will help you all along the way.
Sis. Barry: We litterally were called on this mission when we sustained Christ in the pre-existance.  You are on a mission NOW.  You've been given the gift of this Gospel.  People depend on us to share it.  You learn this Gospel from when you are two.  You are on your mission now. So,

How are you doing?

Don't have an un-honorable mission.  You can have an honorable mission.  You can do it.  If we don't, who on earth will?  

Become PROFOUND Theologians 

Who?  Mothers, missionaries, members of the church.  You can't teach well what you do not know.  Know the scriptures.  Come to church.  Go to seminary.  Go to mutual.  Pray.  Ask (parents, friends, etc.)  Discuss.  Listen.  Read Church magazines.  General Conference.  FHE.  Temple.

Have you been doing this?

Yes!  You are having this MTC experience.  Do you know enough? I bet you DO.  You know these answers.  You know enough to start TODAY.  By your example.  It's your calling.  You are on a mission.  Knowledge starting flowing in when you have this FIRM foundation.  Study the scriptures.  That is where the basis of this whole Gospel is.  Daily: ponder them, pray about them, study them.  They will lead you to Christ and give you instruction.  It works.  Share what you learn in seminary.

Themes of the Barry's talks: No gossip.  Share tender mercies.  Knowledge.  Learn answers.

As you can see, I took quite a bit of notes on the 11th.  I Loved it, so much.  I just had to write down all the good stuff that was flowing out of those people's mouths.  I knew I had to, these people are always inspirational.  And I'm very, very glad I did.  Just reading over them again brings back the feeling I had that day.  Thank you SO much, B's. :)

Artisan

I'm amazed at the work of the artisan
I watch as his hands create perfection and beauty
He draws this image with Love's pen
Then he turns and says to me:
Take it in

It shines brighter than any star
It is everything near and far
It is where you want to be
Just as perfect as any can see
It's amazing, and don't forget
He's not even finished yet

He continues creating this image so fine
I know it will never leave my mind
Then this artisans eyes lock into my view
As he softly says: My dear, This is you.

Your smile shines brighter than any star
You are everything to me, near or far
You are where I want to be
You are just as perfect as any can see
I think 'How can this artwork possibly be me?'
And I wont forget...
He's not even finished yet

This is how He sees me, and how you do too
So my angel here in this life, is you.

Dance My Way

She walks around a frozen pond in a soft white gown
Feels the music start
Pulls out a white ribbon and begins to dance around
To the flow of her heart

He enters the scene, slow and discreetly
Hears the music play
Stands there so quiet, smiling at her sweetly
As if to say:

Dance my way, don't be shy!
Because I'm here to stay and Love wont pass us by
I see you there across the silver ice
If you'd move your path here, well that would be nice
Dance my way

She sees him and to him she runs and she twirls
Radiant and bright
Her ribbon around her makes shinning white curls
Flowing so light

Then let go the ribbon - carried away by the breeze
How she dances: As if it were planned
He opens his arms as if asking her: Please
His words are a request, she knows he wont demand

Dance my way, don't be shy!
Because I'm here to stay and Love wont pass us by
I see you there across the silver ice
If you'd move your path here, well that would be nice
Dance my way

To his open arms she turns right in
He embraces her and slowly together they spin
A soft white mist around them settles in
While behind it their duet begins

Then I open my eyes and again see everything
As I hear the last of those inspiring chords ring

Lying Rain

After a few, my heart feels the scare
Find it hard to believe "For you I'll always be there"
I discover more about true care
Also, the things they say only for flare

Is it wrong to so easily believe?
Does it make one unsafely naive?
Would he ever think to deceive?
Are my strings of comfort in a false weave?

Is it bad I'd so easily trust
Each kind word or promise.. must
Have some truth. Or are they only thrust
out? Shattered lies blown away with the dust

Drip.
Drip.
Is it raining lies?
Drip.
Drip.
Can I read those eyes?

I've been told it is safe to doubt a little more
Not sponge in those words but lock them out the door
But still, in I let them pour
Do I listen... or let them hit the floor?

Drip.
Drip.
Is it raining lies?
Drip.
Drip.
Can I read those eyes?

My heart feels the scare
"For you I'll always be there"
"I'd change everything"
"Dear, I truly care"
"I'm here for you, I'll be anything."

If I trust all this now
Will I later feel pain?
I just don't see how
This could be lying rain

Drip.
Drip.
Is it raining lies?
Drip.

Drip...

Can I read

Those

Eyes?

Royal Birth

I didn't write this, it was given to me by a young women leader. But I really really like it. It's made me cry. :)

I am a child or royal birth.
My father is King of Heaven and Earth.
My spirit was born in the courts on high,
A child beloved, a princess am I.

I was nurtured there,
I lived by His side
In a home where patience and Love abide.
My Mother was there in that glorious place,
Blessing her children with queenly grace.

I grew to the stature that spirits grow,
I gained the knowledge I needed to know.
I was taught the truth and I knew the plan
That God and Christ laid out for man.

I was there when the starts of morning sang.
I mingled my voice when the heavens rang.
I was there to rejoice, to praise and applaud
The shouts of joy from the sons of God.

I waited my turn and I came to earth
Through the wonderful channel of human birth.
The curtains were closed and the past was gone.
On the future, too, the curtains were drawn.

I live on this earth and God willed it so;
With freedom to choose the way I should go.
I must search for the truth,
I must serve and obey -
I must walk by my faith or fall by the way.

Someday I'll go back
I will answer the call.
I'll return with my record to the Father of all.
The Heavens will open and so will my heart,
There will be great rejoicing if I've done my part.

My Father, the King, in His infinite Love
Will welcome me back to the mansions above
The curtain will part, and eternity
In it's light and glory, will open to me.