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Monday, November 5, 2012

So what has Deanna been up to???

I have been keeping track of what Christopher has been doing for school and such but haven’t had the chance to share what Deanna has been doing.  So I have been doing some detective work through my photos and such to remind me.  Here is what I found:

EXPERIENCES since June 2012:

-  Camp Stumpy multiple times this summer.  She made the annual memory stone without Johanna and Nicole.  We sure missed the Murray’s this year. 

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-  She bought a new bunny in the Summer whom she named Moonshine.

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-  She helped with the roofing project at Paul and Lori’s.

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-  We attended a play that a group of home schooler’s put on called “Tumbleweeds”.  Our friends Johanna, Nicole and Sarah were in it.

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-  She attended a mud bog at Dickson with some friends and the Canada Day parade in Spruce View.

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-  Her bunny Ginger had babies.

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-  On Wednesday’s she has been going to Red Deer to be a part of Knighthaven (but yet not be a part of it).  :)  She doesn’t get involved in the sword fighting but she has participated as a princess and a healer.  (You can see her in the background of this picture in her princess garb.)

-  She attended an week long art workshop at Red Deer College in August.

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-  She has been doing quite a bit of art since too.  Charcoal drawing seem to be her favorite right now.

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-  she had a new litter of piglets born in August

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-  and then there was the zombie walk in Red Deer (she is in the red and black dress in the front)

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-  the suicide of Amanda Todd seemed to have affected her, she participated on suicide prevention day

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-  after Jordan bought his own swords for Knighthaven, they spent quite a bit if time practicing their skills together.  Jordan said she was pretty good.

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-  and she finally got her learners licence!!!

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-  she was offered the possibility of getting a job in town (a no-no before 16 in our family) if she would get her learners, sell all her pets and a couple of other stipulations.  So she has been working towards that since September. 

-  she was given a raise from the ranch this summer and she finally overcame her fear of driving the large tractors.  She drove the largest one we have and she LOVED it! 

-  she has been training her cousin Christopher to take over the trapping moles job here at the ranch.

-  She has decided she is not a Christian.  She states she believes there is a higher power but doesn’t know what to name it.  She really hates religion (rules, etc).

-  She has a gift for writing poetry and has written numerous poems off the top of her head this year.

-  She likes to communicate through writing and so has been contributing to her blog quite regularly.  Her blog is currently called – The “Fine” Thoughts of a Lost Lonely Heart and can be read here - http://deanna-theworldismycanvas.blogspot.ca/

-  We have been watching and discussing the reality show on TLC called “Breaking Amish”.  http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/breaking-amish

-  She is currently participating in the Christmas season with the Sundre Community Choir.  The concert will be December 8th.

For her “school” time she is using the following resources:

  1. GIRLS LIKE US
  2. HOW TO BE #1 WITH YOUR BOSS
  3. THINKING TOOLBOX
  4. KISSES FROM KATIE
  5. HOT X ALGEBRA
  6. ONCE UPON A LIFETIME
  7. TEACHING TEXTBOOKS ALGEBRA 1

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These pictures are from the journal she is creating using the “Once Upon a Lifetime” book.

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