Saturday, August 25, 2012

Mmkay. . .

So my cousin, Jennifer Hamson, is #19 on the BYU womans volleyball team. They came down for a tournament this weekend, and we got to see the matches!!! They won all three. <3
BTW, you are an AWESOME volleyball player, and a good sport. We love you and are glad we were able to see your games. <3 :)

- Cali

Monday, August 20, 2012

Fail. . .I mean SERIOUSLY??!!

So I found out exactly a week ago that my Grandma Kelly died. Now, we knew this would happen soon, and we did get to see her this summer, but I DID NOT want this to happen only a few weeks after Tristen and Maddie died.
My life is messed up.

- Cali

Sunday, August 12, 2012

In Loving Memory: Tristen Luella and Madeliene Dianna Johnson

On July 16th 2012, at about two in the afternoon, some friends of mine were travelling with their family. One brother was/is in Scottland on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Their father was on a buisnes trip in Pennsylvania. The rest of the family, their mother, Sjon, Maegen, Tristen and Madeliene,  were on their way to go and get their other sister Krystle Johnson who had been on her mission, picking her up on their way to Idaho to visit family.
They were outside of San Angelo, TX when a truck in front of them blew a tire. Their mom swerved so as not to hit the tire and their car went onto it's side. They were not going very fast, but they were on a freeway. The back of their car went into a concrete pillar.

Tristen Luella Johnson died immediately. Madeliene Dianna Johnson died at the scene from injuries. Tristen was 14 and Maddie was 12. Maegen Alexandria Johnson has for the past weeks since then, been in the ICU. She is working toward getting better. Sjon was fine and their mother had a slight head injury. Their father came as soon as he could-the next day. Krystle, the daughter they were going to get was flown down. Ian stayed on his mission, therefore missing any services for Tristen and Maddie. But, we are very proud of him for staying and doing the Lord's work-it is what they would want him to keep doing.

The services and funeral for Tristen Luella and Madeliene Dianna Johnson was on August 10th 2012. The viewing was from 12 to 1:30. We were able to see Maddie, but not Tristen. The services started at about 1:30 and ended at about 3. Sjon Johnson talked about Maddie, and Krystle talked about Tristen. The place where Tristen and Maddie now lay is a beautiful place.

Later at our ward building was a celebration of their lives. Because they would not want us to be sad, they want us to sing and dance and remember them as the happy, smiling, loving, hugging girls that they were.

This is the song that I wrote for them:

HEAVEN

"There's no forgetting what we used to do, and I won't be forgetting anything about you. Cause though we were together not for long; that doesn't mean I won't remember, doesn't mean I can't be strong. Because I know that I can see you once again . . maybe not now, but don't angels live in heaven?

When I remember what we used to have, like singing in the rain and dancing on a cloud. I don't know if you can hear this where you are . . . but right now, heaven's not so far. 'Cause I can hear you singing and I miss it so; I can see them crying and we just can't let you go. Even though we know you're in a better place, we can't help but wish . . .

Ohh, because: There's no forgetting what we used to do, and I won't be forgetting anything about you. Cause though we were together not for long; that doesn't mean I won't remember, doesn't mean I can't be strong. Because I know that I can see you once again . . maybe not now, but don't angels live in heaven?

While I remember what you used to love, like beautiful singing and stealing fedoras off our heads. Do you recall that game called Curses, we loved to play it can you think of that at all. I know you're fulfilling what you were sent here for, although we might not get to see you anymore.

There's no forgetting what we used to do, and I won't be forgetting anything about you. Cause though we were together not for long; that doesn't mean I won't remember, doesn't mean I can't be strong. Because I know that I can see you once again . . maybe not now, but don't angels live in heaven?

And I know that these two Angels live in Heaven."

I didn't know them for very long but they impacted my life and each had a wonderful and beautiful spirit that was uniquely theirs. A good thing that had happened in the past weeks in that Sjon Johnson and Hannah Smith finally became engaged. The Johnson family has a few reasons to be happy. And Maegen Johnson is working hard towards getting better.

We will always remember them.






Tristen Luella Johnson 1998-2012
Madeliene Dianna Johnson 1999-2012



- Cali

Monday, May 14, 2012

Play performance....did I mention I'm sixteen now?

Last friday was my birthday and also May 4th, Star Wars day. So, May the Force be with you.

It was also my sixteenth birthday. Yay me, I can now date and the Parents will finally teach me how to drive.

And also the day of the performance of the play my family is participating in. It's a shakespeare play, The Merry Wives Of Windsor.

I am Robin, page to Sir John Falstaff, and I've made out my charrector to be a girl who has left home so she does not weigh down her parents by her wishes to become either a well working women or a married one. She travvals to court to find a job (or husband) and gets a job as a page, to Sir John Falstaff (as mentioned above). She travvals with Falstaff and two of his followers, Nym and Pistol, to Windsor. There, Falstaff is 'captivated' by two rich wives of windsor Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. He sends letters by way of Robin (he fired his followers because they would not take the letters),  to both of them.

Meanwhile, one of the Mistress' daughter Mistress Anne Page, is being swarmed by suiters (only one of which she likes); Master Slender (my brother is playing him, Slender is made out as stupid and is the favored match  of Anne's father Master Page), Doctor Caius (the local doctor, favored match of Anne's mother Mistress Page), and Master Fenton, the one she eventually marries. Doctor Caius and Parson Hugh get into a fight because the Parson helps Slender try and win Anne Page by asking the Doctor's servent Mistress Quickley (my sister is playing her), for help. (Fenton also asks Quickley for help, and the Doctor also.)

Back to Falstaff. Mistress Page and Mistress Ford meet and talk about the letters. They swear to have revenge somehow. His followers, mad because he fired them and now refuses to pay them, tell Master Page and Master Ford what Falstaff is planning. Master Ford  is jealous, so he says he will go to Falstaff in the name of Brook, to find out whither or not his wife is going to do anything. The Mistresses ask Mistress Quickley to be the go-between, or messenger with them and Falstaff. And Mistress Quickley asks that Robin be able to help her.

Falstaff goes to Mistress Fords house, and Master Ford, who earlier had found out from Falstaff himself that this was going to happen, comes running with the gentlemen he is usually with. Mistress Page 'comes' to tell Mistress Ford what trouble Mistress Ford is in, by the way of her husbands jealousy. Falstaff gets into a basket of dirty clothes, and is dumped into a river after almost being found out by Master Ford.

The Mistresses talk of how they can best fool Falstaff again. Master Ford goes again to Falstaff in the name of Brook, and finds Falstaff is not quite discouraged yet. He goes again to Mistress Fords house, and she is warned again by Mistress Page about what is going on with her husband. This time Falstaff will not go into the basket, but tries to go out in the disguise of a fat old women of Windsor. Master Ford, coming in the house, beats her.

Mistress Page and Mistress Ford now think it wise to tell their husbands about what has been going on. They devise a last way to get back at Falstaff. Master Page and Mistress Page each on their own devise ways to get Anne Page married. Master Page tells Master Slender to take Anne Page, marry her, and that he will find her in white. Mistress Page tells Doctor Caius to take Anne Page, marry her, and that he will find her in green. Master Fenton, however has with Anne Page devised a way for them to marry.

In the conclusion, Falstaff is ridiculed, and scared 'most to death. He promises to stop with his ways. Mistress Anne Page and Master Fenton marry, as they wanted. Master Slender becomes angry for he almost married a boy, and riles at Master Page for 'fooling' him. Doctor Caius marries Robin, whom he thinks is a boy. . . . but is really not.

And thus the end of an awesome play. Once we get all the tapes put together and stuff, I might share it on here.

- Cali

Friday, April 20, 2012

A normal day? . . .not really.

A normal day in my life isn't too complicated. Church, singing, theater, school, family stuff . . . . . Yup, just normal. But yesterday I was feeling weird. No idea why, it just happened. Even though I usually have a good day, yesterday was just . . . not normal, for me. I hope today is much better!

Listening to music helps me breathe: Esther's Song

- Cali