Busy Weekend Part 4&5

Yes there is more.... then we went to the Denver Botanic Garden. It was a free day Yeah! And later we went to the Rockies game at Coors Field with our $6 tickets from King Soopers. Score 6-4 Giants :(

Busy Weekend Part 3

Andy and I went back to look at the condos... we like them and every layout that we can afford... but should we buy one? And what model?

Busy Weekend Part 2

Early Early this morning I woke up to support my friend Jordan while he auditioned for a show called OT. It will be people living together competing for a singing career.

Busy Weekend Part 1

Yesterday (Friday) I had lunch with my Grandma and then we went downtown. Later Grandma went with Andy and me to see some condos in the newly developing old Stapelton Airport.

Ziggy likes the Disco Duck the Grandma brought over. It dances and sings

Dream Walker

I wonder if it is possible to visit other people in their dreams. That maybe when they are dreaming about that is where you are. I am wondering this because I have been told a lot this month that I have been in someone's dream.

It all started when my Anatomy and Physiology teacher told me that I was in her dream the night before. She couldn't remember why just that I was in it. Then two deferent managers at work had a dream with me in it and a few of my friends.

It is weird to me because I have not done anything outstanding lately for or around any of these people lately... Or nothing really bad either.

Maybe I have been dream walking.

Out walking

More pictures from my walk

What a beautiful day

I got out of class early today and because I had my camera with me I decided to take a detour to the park near my house. I saw some squirls so I decided to take their picture. Both of them came up really close to me. I was so excited until I relized they thought I had food. I got some good pictures thought. I looked in my bag to see if I still had the granola I brought for a snack a few weeks ago but I was out.

Rylee Lin Starling

My cousin Jenna is a new mommy. Sunday April 2, 2006 Rylee was born 7lbs 13.8oz and 19.5 inches long

Lyrics for all

"Dear Mr. President" by Pink
(feat. Indigo Girls)

Dear Mr. President
Come take a walk with me
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why

Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye

Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me
Would you

Dear Blog friends,


On Saturday, April 29, I'll be participating in March of Dimes WalkAmerica and taking steps to help save babies from premature birth, leading cause of newborn death.

Each year, half a million American babies are born too soon, including more than 8,000 in Colorado. Some are so small doctors can't save them. Those who survive may suffer lifelong consequences, like mental retardation or blindness. No one knows why some babies are born too early, and no one is working harder than the March of Dimes to find out why.

YOU can help find answers by sponsoring me for WalkAmerica. Funds raised enable March of Dimes research.

Contact me or visit my page to make a donation
www.walkamerica.org/ShawnaS

Thanks

Love
Shawna

Great Picture

This is an awesome picture of Mom and new baby brother (puppy) Mateo.

April Fools

I posted this last year on April 1st and got a response... I am not big on the pranking thing, even though I have thought up a few, I don't want to be pranked so I keep them to myself. Then I am always scared that something really weird will happen to me and people will think I am joking. But anyway I hope you enjoy the bit of history I am going to share with you...

April Fool’s Day rooted in serious controversy

By Mark Grainger

While most view April Fool's Day as a time to play practical jokes on family members, co-workers and even complete strangers, the origins of April Fool's Day are far more serious and can be traced back centuries.

The Julian Calendar, established by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., was used throughout Europe and while it defined many of the characteristics of our current calendar, it started the year on a different day. Many ancient cultures began their year close to the vernal equinox (March 20th or 21st), the Julian Calendar celebrated New Year's Day on April 1st.

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced a new calendar, the Gregorian Calendar, and issued the order that this new Calendar would replace the Julian Calendar. The major change between the two calendars was the startling decision to begin the year on a new day. That day was the first day of January. This decision was not particularly popular and many countries simply refused to adopt the new Calendar. England, Scotland and Germany, among others did not adopt the new calendar for 58 years or more. England actually held out until 1752.

France, being an early adopter of the new calendar, faced issues with their people accepting this new idea. Some simply did not accept the change, while others were simply ignorant of the change and the practice of celebrating New Year's Day on April 1st continued. The hip and trendy French who had accepted this new idea began to view these traditionalists as being a few eggs short of a dozen and found entertainment sending these late adopters on tasks which could not be completed or tricking them into believing a blatant lie.

The French refer to April 1st as Poisson d'Avril. For those who are not familiar with the French language, poisson is "fish" and Avril is April. So literally, this term means "Fish of April". The beginning of April marked the end of Lent, in which fish was often used to replace meat, from which Christians would abstain during Lent. It is thought that fish was not a popular food item during the month of April and therefore made an excellent throwing weapon to abuse those traditionalists who did not wish to celebrate the New Year when they were supposed to. Children make use of paper fish representations, attached to their victims, to play a joke on their schoolmates.

When England finally did accept this new calendar, the tradition of picking on the "fools" was also adopted and spread quickly to the colonies, including those in America.