The Next Time

My shield consisted of glowing Christmas lights with my family, sports, and dreams listed as important things in my life. I had prepared my poster before the day of my speech so that I would be able to practice before my speech the next day. Although I practiced a little before the day of my speech, it was not enough now that I look back on how my speech went. I felt that because I was sick 2 days before I performed my speech I was not prepared enough for when I needed to go. As I was standing in

Next time it will be to show them what we are made of. All 20 of us are fidgeting like we have ants in our borderline too short blue skirts, as we await our name to be called. Of course we have already huddled up in prayer, all curly haired heads with big white bows were bowed to give our Lord thanks and to ask him for his guidance. "It’s our year… South Park it’s OUR YEAR". It's finally show time. We file out, get into our spots, chest rising all

As far as mallets are concerned, we'll need seven sets of the TyFry Ultimate Custom mallets and two sets of the Ultimate Practice mallets. We're going with the same design as last time for our competition mallets: silver head, blue shaft, and emerald green cord. We'd like to get our hands on the new mallets as soon as possible so that Celeste can have a set of practice mallets to work with. As for the new drum heads, we'd like to

Before beginning my volunteer work I faced quite a dilema. Where could I influence children, help them develop their leadership potential, educate them about agriculture, and have fun-all at the same time? After a single telephone call to the Children’s Hospital Volunteer Services Coordinators, I learned that volunteers were readily accepted to serve within the hospital’s recreational therapy deparment. When they asked my reason for volunteering, I explained to them that I wanted to help the

motivated to accomplish at least few of the things I read on the blog, I stuck with my own laidback intentions! My husband often takes Goa 2 nights package and Goa 4 nights 5 days with his corporate friends so I might plan my own list the next time. But this time, we spend our second night in Goa eating a nice, sumptuous and luxurious lunch at a Goa 4 star resorts beach restaurant. There is absolutely nothing more romantic than a candle lit delicious meal together in a dimly lit restaurant. I had

Christmas in Toronto was my favorite time of the year. The night sky was always illuminated by lit windows of skyscraper offices and the blindingly bright lights of hotel signs, but during the holidays the festive displays are unmatched. Bright red poinsettias cover every inch of the Centennial Park Conservatory, the bridges of the Waterfront, lined with thousands of kaleidoscopic LED lights, and of course the radiance of the Christmas Tree in Nathan Phillips Square, producing a city of colored spectacle

agrees on is that when you meet the person with a matching mark you both become so ill you can’t be separated at first. The physical effects eventually go away, but even after that, you can’t stand to be away from them for more than a few hours at a time.” “But they're just stories,” Rachel whispered forcefully, leaning forward to take his hand in hers. “True,” Ben admitted as he watched the kids play a board game in the living room. “We’ll just keep on like we have been and hope for the best,”

I come from a place where people are determined. Determined to surpass the difficult times, determined to make their families proud, determined just to live. Where I 'm from people could hardly manage to balance buying food and paying for rent. People walked to school, to the grocery store, and to work because not everyone could afford to have and maintain a car. Kids grew up with one parent or none at all. I had both of my parents, a roof over my head, and food on the table. So I was one of the

Less Aggressive Driver", and "The Next Time You Find Yourself in an Argument, Rather than Defend Your Position, See if You Can See the Other Point of View First". The new insight that I got using these techniques was

the room, the old familiar smell of “band” crept around me. A smell best described as a mix of dirty carpet and metal; the majority of my free time in middle/ high school was spent within the realm. Now 18, and out of high school, I set out to help Doug with his band’s halftime show, due to his shortage of staff, a task which seemed very easy at the time. Following the first day, however, I abruptly found out how difficult the task was and the degree of perseverance needed to be a successful tech