Update

Ok, so..
I haven't been writing any posts lately, so here's all that happened..

So last Thursday I got a new hamster! It is a girl, she is about 2 months old, and her name is Rain. Right now is the time to train her so I wake up many times during the night to do so. She already has a habit of chewing on her cage so I have been trying to break that one. She's really skittish and doesn't like to be held, but more and more she is getting used to me.
Last Friday my dad came back home since he didn't want to deal with all the crap going on where he was. So now he bought new stuff and a new computer hoping to just start over.
School is really boring... My math teacher gives us so much homework! Well, so do all my other teachers, but my math teacher is the worst. I've been making new friends and losing friends(due to speaking my mind about things).
Fall is turning to winter in Minnesota, the ground is starting to turn white, and the temperature is dropping.
And I really don't know how to end this post, so I'll just say bye for now.
BYE!

Change...

      So I have realized that everything that has been happening lately... My grandparents moving in, my brother moving in, my mom having a baby, my grandparents moving out, my hamster dying, my dad leaving...my dad's stuff getting stolen....
I have realized that it is all happening for a reason, that reason we may not know yet but is soon to come for sure. I believe there are no coincidences, things will keep getting better, and everything will always work out in the end.
It is like a human to hate change, but we just have to remember what good will come of it. I hope the changes going on now will help me, my family, and my friends. And I hope for the best to come for all of us...

Daddy...

Today I have to get used to more changes...
My dad left on a bus to Missouri today and wont be returning for about a month.
He is going on the journey to becoming a semi-truck driver. He has been talking about going for while now, but he also didn't want to be sad to leave. He was. After we cried out all our tears for a while, we headed back home. I pray for him to live a happy life in the time that he is not with us, and I will miss him dearly.
Even though he won't be here, we will all become a much closer and happier family just knowing how important we all are to each other...

Thunder...

So today I am sad to say that my beloved Thunder passed away... :(
We buried him under my favorite tree, and place a rock over the area.
I will remember the times when I gave him baths, when I got mad at him for chewing on his cage or being loud in the night, and most of all, the times I would hold him and love him...
He passed away this evening when I was cleaning his cage. I noticed he was being very slow and limp so I held him next to the heater, and he breathed his last breaths in my hands.
I will never forget him...
Rest in Peace, Thunder <3

Africa

The most beautiful song and music video...

Please share and support Africa at this link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS2qBSV8xVk

Fall

So lately I have been going outside (into our 90 acres of land) and taking pictures of everything outside. It is Fall here and so everything is turning to a wide variety of colors. Here are some of the pictures I took:

 This plant is called sumac. The fruit on it can be used to make tea, or I like to eat it raw. It has a very high source of vitamin c.

 Sumac leaves

 Milkweed

 The sunset

Starting Anew

Today, as you can see, I started a blog! I am very exited. This is actually the third time I have started a blog (the others weren't very successful). My goal for this blog is to blog at least twice a week. So, I'll keep you posted!

So, a little bit about myself....
My name is Sophia, and I live in Minnesota, United States. I recently just started school and am in eighth grade. What I love more than anything is music, animals, and family.

1. Music - When I was in fifth grade there was a program at school where anyone my age could be in orchestra during school right before lunch time. We could choose what instrument we wanted to play, and I decided I wanted to play the violin. I was one among the many people who played the violin. The experience wasn't as great as I thought it would be, so the next year I decided not to be in orchestra but in band instead. When sixth grade came around, I got my schedule and I saw that I had gotten choir. Well, I didn't want choir, I wanted to be in ojibwe language and arts class. So, when I tried to get my schedule changed, there were too many people in ojibwe already, so I had to be in orchestra. So the year went by, and I even met my best friend to whom we shared the same classes. She has the same name as me, and she plays the viola.
During sixth grade, times came when we had to write our own little short pieces of music. In doing so, I decided I wanted to write music. Towards the end of the year, I wrote a violin piece called A Night for the Dancing Shadows. Over that summer I wrote a piece called Deep Willows, which was then played at the seventh grade concert (don't let me get into that, it would take too long). This year I am still doing what I love: composition.

2. Animals - Okay, so the first thing you should know is that I am a very strict vegetarian (not vegan). I love animals with all my heart, and I don't want to support factory farms with my money. I do not support animal testing and I think things should be all natural anyway. I don't really want to go on ranting about this forever so I will talk about it some other time.

3. Family - My family means everything to me (to  make a long story short).

So, I hope you will want to read my blog posts, and I hope you will love my blog.
Thanks for visiting, and I will keep you posted! :D
-Sophia