I am one thankful girl.

'Sup. 

 So I've been pretty awful when it comes to posting content and I am very sorry about that. 

It's just there's so much time that is taken up when you move. 

Forreals. 

So, yeah. MOVING ON. 

Things I am Thankful for (in no particular order):

 1. My family.  I would be completely lost without them. I love them dearly and can't imagine life without them. 

2. My friends and mentors. I'm talking about friends I've made in every state I've been in. I LOVE Y'ALL. My life would be absolutely dull and sad without you.

3. My cat, Cimber. I didn't like cats much before meeting you. Now, I welcome cats with open arms, and it's all cause of you. You sexy beast. 

5. My small group. Over the years, I have had many great small groups. However, this group has been a bit like family, and they have made this move much smoother than it might've been without. For example, when they heard my mom didn't plan on having a baby shower, they threw one for her! I think they're wonderful.

6. My opportunities. As a middle class American, I am blessed for a roof over my head and food in my stomach. I am also given the privilege of going to a decent school. And I can go to church without being persecuted for it. 

So yeah. That's all. Happy holidays!

Over and out.

Love, 

Cailin 

Video of the Day: 

I found this thought-provoking. 

Shoutout of the Day: 

I found this awesome blogger who posts as infrequently as I do! She's hilarious. Check her out! 

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

Fall Break: Reunions and Mountains

So last week I had a fall break(yay!).

And well...would you like to hear what happened that week? 

Thought you would.

   That Friday afterschool my dad came and picked me and my sibs up from my mom's. This sounds pretty normal, but considering I hadn't seen him in seven months; it didn't feel normal, it felt surreal. We hung out, we talked, we laughed, we caught up on what  each other was doing in each our lives' and we laughed some more. It was good. 

   On Wednesday, he dropped us off and we headed to this Halloween/Harvest Festival thing at my church. I didn't really dress up, I wore a Green Lantern shirt and jeans, because I'm classy like that. I ran into my friends and we hung out and helped out and hung out some more. Then the group I was hanging out with was sweet enough to invite me to go to Village Inn (pie place/restaurant) with them. I talked my parents into letting me go and then we were off! And I had a lot of fun, I hadn't gone out with any friends since July...it was a breath of fresh air. 

   Thursday my family and I drove up to a mountain cabin that belonged to some friends of ours and let me tell you: mountains are pretty, but they hurt. I had a monster of a headache, and just felt, terrible.They had a sign on the wall that said, "The closer you are to the mountains, the closer you are to heaven." Well, God knows I'm a sinner. In spite of it all, I enjoyed myself, but I'm a city girl at heart.

SO YEAH. That was what I was up to.

Over and out.

Love, 

Cailin Rogers

Video of the Day:

Shoutout of the Day: Well nothing big today, I was just having an absolutely awful day and a friend of mine was sweet enough to stop and give me a hug. It made my day. And I thought one of my friends was transferring to another school, but he's not, so that is lovely. That's all folks!

Another AP Lang bit

DISCLAIMER: To any unschoolers out there I apologize if I offend, I'm just an ignorant kid who needed something to write about and pick on.

Thinking Outside of the Pencil Box

by Cailin Rogers

    I was taught from a very young age one important fact. It was common sense, something that seemed to just be part of life. Homeschoolers are smarter than public school kids. I was too little to read it from a media source, how did I know this fact so innately?
    One could infer that my tiny ears picked it up at 'co-op,' an organization created by moms for homeschooled kids. Or from my friends. Or from my parents.

You see, I was homeschooled until fifth grade.

   I am very familiar with homeschooling and public school. And I think in scenarios with good variables, both work.Then I heard of unschooling, which I was unaware of it's existence. It's proper definition is a "lack of schooling" and that definition is frightfully unhelpful in depicting what it actually is. Basically, unschooling is when mothers allow their kids to learn what they wish. Children decide what they do for the day, and children decide exactly what they learn. These kids have never touched a textbook or taken a test; they act as if school systems don't exist. Many of these parents don't set rules for their kids.
   When I first heard of this, I thought, my God, these kids are living the dream. Then I thought about the future of these unschooled kids. Their parents give them no boundaries, so they will have a harder time understanding that no, you can't go as fast as you want on the road, and other rules set by the government. They've never taken a test or studied a textbook, so how will they get into a good college, if they are even literate enough to fill the application. And say they get into college, they will be competing against kids that have been using textbooks and taking tests since they could stand up...I wonder how they will succeed in life?
   My opinion? Homeschooling=Smiley face. Unschooling=? Well, don't ask them, no one taught them math.