Thoughts of a Princess

Catching Up

2011-11-22T10:29:00.008-05:00

Wow. It has been so long since I've posted on here (it doesn't help that when I get on to post, blogger always seems to be having some sort of problem or another). So much has been happening. So, I'll start with a picture I took a few months ago.

Now, I have been tagged by Em! So, here it goes.

1: What was the first craft that you remember making?

I don't know. We used to do crafts all the time when I was little. I remember several of them, but I couldn't begin to tell you which came first.

2: What is your preferred craft?

I'm not much of a craft person any more. But when I do go to do a craft, I prefer something artistic and creative.

3: Who taught you to do that craft?

ummmm....

4: What was the prettiest thing you’ve ever made?

Probably a dress I made four or five years ago.

5: What was the sloppiest thing you’ve ever made (not including very first tries at something)?

I have no idea. I generally forget about those things.

6: Who are you going to tag?

I am not going to tag anyone. If you would like to do this tag, feel free. But if you don't, that's fine too. :)

If you haven't noticed, I kinda never finished my 30 recipes in 30 days. That doesn't mean that I don't still get in the kitchen every now and then and cook something up. Hopefully I'll find time before Thanksgiving to do a post on my kitchen adventures with pumpkin.

And I've been given two awards by Julia! Thank you, Julia!

The Official Blog Award Rules (for both awards):

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Give the award to 15 other bloggers.

7 things about myself?

1. I love sprinting. I do some "distance running", and while I do enjoy it, I still prefer sprints.

2. I absolutely love campaigning!

3. I have some of the most amazing and awesomest friends in the world.

4. I actually enjoy school. Most people either don't like it or just don't care, but I think it's fun.

5. I am so grateful for all my family. My wonderful parents, my awesome sister and brother, my extended family, and also the families that, even though they aren't technically my family, have become just like family.

6. I have already listened to Christmas music this year ( I actually started in mid-Ocotober), but have since been persuaded that Christmas music needs to wait until after Thanksgiving. So now I'm waiting to get my music out again.

7. It still doesn't seem exactly real to me that my sister is now courting. :)

I know, I know...here's a picture.

Well, that's pretty much all I've been up to lately. Hopefully I won't let it go so long before I post again. :)

30 Recipes in 30 Days

2011-07-11T13:49:00.000-04:00

Life has been busy over here, so no old photos were dug up. But the point of this post is to inform you of a project I thought would be fun to try. A friend had given us her old cookbook a long time ago. It was buried and forgotten, but in the process of cleaning the garage this week, we found it. I sorted through the recipes and found the ones I wanted to try. Then I counted them and found there were 30. So I got the idea to try them over the course of 30 days. So I will post when I can (probably once a week) about the recipe and try to post some pictures to go with it.

On the first day I made: French Apple Pie

Result: It was quite well liked. It didn't turn out exactly like pie, though; it was so gooey we had to serve it with a spoon. The aroma that filled the house while it was baking was quite wonderful.

On the second day I made: Buttermilk Coffee Cake

Result: It was well liked too. I didn't add the baking soda because no where in the recipe did it say how much to add. So it turned out kinda flat and dense. And I didn't put enough of the cinnamon sugar in the middle and put too much on the top.

On the third day I made: Buttermilk Chocolate Bread
Result: It turned out okay (after I finally made it right; the first batch I made I forgot to put in enough eggs, baking powder, baking soda, and salt). Not exactly one of my favorites, but others liked it.

On the fourth day I made: Baked Oatmeal
Result: This is a recipe I have made before. It turned out like it always has. It's not one of those that gets rave reviews, but it's not bad either.

On the fifth day I made: Cooked Eggnog
Result: It took almost an hour to make. When I pulled it out of the fridge to serve, it stunk really bad. And the taste can be summed up with one word: YUCK.

On the sixth day I made: Honey-Cinnamon Spread
Result: Well, I didn't exactly make this on the sixth day. Therefore I am changing it up a little bit and instead of doing a recipe every day, I'll do a recipe when I can and count it as a cooking day. So, this is what I made on my sixth cooking day. It was pretty good. I put it on a bagel for breakfast and pretzels for snack. The taste reminds me of some cookies I've made in the past, but the spread isn't so bad for you.

On the seventh day I made: Tuna Noodle Casserole
Result: It tasted like tuna noodle casserole. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything spectacular either.

So, that sums up the first set of recipes. 7 down, 23 to go.

I Know, I Know....

2011-06-16T21:52:00.003-04:00

So I haven't posted in forever. Our camera is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Cause of the problem is under investigation. :) Until we figure it out and fix it, there will be no photos. Unless I go dig out some old ones..........

Project 365: 133-148

2011-05-28T10:38:00.008-04:00

We went on a trip! I didn't get many pictures, but I did manage to snap a few. Enjoy!

We got to see the ducks! Unfortunately, they go really fast. So this is the only picture I got of their "march".

Dad with the penguin at SeaWorld.

No Photos

2011-05-09T12:53:00.002-04:00

Sorry there are no photos. We have been very busy getting ready for our state's homeschool convention. Now that it's over, there are several things we have to try to wrap up for that, and other things we need to attend to. So I won't be able to post pictures until things slow down. Not sure exactly when that will be, but it will be a while.

Project 365: 97-115

2011-04-27T13:28:00.016-04:00

My quilt cutting station.

Ironing station.

Sewing station.

Fabric.

More fabric.

Just One Star.

And another.

My rearranged room.

I finally got my drawer organized!

Speech drawer now organized!

Nice and neat.

For Grandpa and Grandma.

I've been enjoying trying to draw.

Dragonflies caught in spider web.

Freed.

Recovering.

Little grasshopper.

Spring!

Empty bird cage. Jingo died last week.

Project 365: 88-94

2011-04-05T10:09:00.008-04:00

On the photos that are kinda similar, I would appreciate your opinions as to which is better. :)

I found this little guy crawling on my shirt after I had been out in the forest, so I transferred him to a tree out front.

He was rather hard to capture

because he was very fast

and would crawl away before the shutter clicked.

So I zoomed out to get one of all of him.

The forest out back.

My big tree that I've been pulling thorns off of.

A fern that is near my tree in the forest.

More forest.

Even more forest. Can you tell where I've spent a lot of time this week? ;)

A tree at the front of our forest.

The pile of branches and twigs I've cleared from the forest.

Dandelion.

Rock.

Flower.

Our back yard.

Acorns.

More acorns.

The path I've cleared in the woods.

My little lamb's ear.

Project 365: NoPho

2011-03-31T13:09:00.003-04:00

I took a break this past week. It was cold and rainy and I just didn't get the camera out at all.

BUT...to make up for it I will do two per day this week. :) I'll try to post on Monday, but if I don't, I should definitely have them up Tuesday.

Project 365: 74-80

2011-03-23T12:40:00.003-04:00

Sorry these are late. You'll see why near the end of this post. :)

Day 74: Talbot

Day 75: Crayon box

Day 76: Frisbeeman getting ready to go

Day 77: My current crocheting project

Day 78: Our company enjoying Calvin and Hobbes with Mom

Day 79: Mom

Day 80: Our other company

Project 365: 67-73

2011-03-14T17:26:00.004-04:00

Day 67: I wasn't feeling all the best (later found out it's allergies) so while I was laying on the couch, my cat came to join me

Day 68: Messing around with shutter speeds

Day 69: The seed pod of a flower

Day 70: My cat (it's kinda funny if you look at it sideways)

Day 71: The bird

Day 72: GK eying Talbot's treat

Day 73: GK trying to get at Talbot's treat

And just for the fun of it. :)

Project 365: 60-66

2011-03-08T18:02:00.004-05:00

Day 60: A flower that popped up in our yard (it's really tall, too, and it's the only one I can see anywhere. Anyone know what it is?)

Day 61: Our trees out front have pretty much bloomed, but I found this little bud

Day 62: A flower on our tree

Day 63: Dandelion in the yard

Day 64: Our neighbor's yard showing signs of spring

Day 65: Dad and I made apple pie

Day 66: I took GK out on the porch for a little bit

Because these are a day late, I figured I'd throw in an extra picture (there will still be seven next week). Enjoy!

Project 365: 53-59

2011-03-01T12:11:00.003-05:00

Sorry these are a day late. Some of them are from the same day, but I'm making them count for different days. Enjoy!

Day 53: GK on the stairs

Day 54: Messing with Macro

Day 55: Fast shutter speed (the object was twirling)

Day 56: Slow shutter speed

Day 57: GK

Day 58: GK yawning (anyone have caption ideas?)

Day 59: Attempt at point-and-shoot photographing my cat

Project 365: 46-52

2011-02-22T15:39:00.004-05:00

Sorry these are a day late.

Day 47: MissJo's cat on her bed

Day 49: My cat at almost midnight

I only did two days' worth. This week has been pretty crazy. So this one's thrown in for your enjoyment. And--advance warning--I don't know how many days I'll be able to do this week, as I'll be very busy the rest of the week.

365 Project: 39-45

2011-02-14T19:12:00.003-05:00

Day 39: The short story I'm using for my Dramatic Interp.

Day 40: The flowers Dad got for Mom.

Day 41: Wrote my name in the snow on our back porch.

Day 42: Sorry, no picture. I thought about taking my picture in the morning, but I decided to do it later. We got busy cleaning the house and I didn't think about it again until I was already half asleep.

Day 43: Dad got us 'dog' frosted cupcakes.

Day 44: Again, sorry, no picture. I totally forgot all about taking a picture.

Day 45: Candle in our dining room.

A Picture a Day...

2011-02-08T12:43:00.003-05:00

I am participating in the 2011 Mommytography 365 Project! For this year long project I will be taking an image a day and posting them every Monday, to get me out shooting, using my camera and learning new things with it daily. Anyone interested in photography can join. We have teens to adults, male and female, as well as people from all over the world. Come join the fun!

Picture for the Day

2011-02-07T21:12:00.002-05:00

The Long Awaited Post

2011-01-18T10:05:00.003-05:00

No, I haven't forgotten about my blog. There just hasn't been much to post about. It snowed/iced a while ago. MissJo and I got out and played in it for a little bit. I've been helping Mom organize our pictures. Other than that, nothing much has been happening.

This post is a landmark in two ways. 1: It's my first post of the year. 2: It's also my hundredth post.

Here's an old picture for y'all. Enjoy!

2010-12-31T23:59:00.001-05:00

'Tis the last minute of the year. Happy New Year, everyone! Live it in a way so as to have no regrets.

Picture for the Day

2010-12-31T13:26:00.002-05:00

Picture for the Day

2010-12-30T16:12:00.001-05:00

Video of the Week

2010-12-29T11:18:00.000-05:00

2010-12-25T02:31:00.000-05:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

Picture for the Day

2010-12-22T11:46:00.003-05:00

Video of the Week

2010-12-20T13:08:00.000-05:00

Picture for the Day

2010-12-19T09:16:00.001-05:00

Picture for the Day

2010-12-18T08:45:00.001-05:00

Picture for the Day

2010-12-17T11:22:00.003-05:00

Video of the Week

2010-12-14T17:14:00.002-05:00

Okay, Okay

2010-12-13T12:51:00.003-05:00

So I haven't really posted in a while. Well, here it is.

A few weeks ago, my great grandma passed away. We drove up there for the funeral. It was good to see all the relatives again, but I wish it could have been under different circumstances. MissJo, Jay, and I played Amazing Grace for the funeral. I miss her. No more fighting over her deviled eggs. (that's a story in itself...maybe I'll post it someday) No more snatching those delicious cookies she'd bring with her. No more getting to cook breakfast with her if I was up by time the sun started rising. Being the only one she'd let drive the golf cart if she was going out. No more annual trip with her and my grandma to Kmart. No more hearing her soft snoring below me when she'd come to visit. She showed her love for us all in so many little ways. There are so many precious memories she gave to me.

The week after, I had my first ever recital. I didn't do all that great, but I had wonderful accompanists on the piano and violin. :)

And this past week has been very busy. MissJo had two beautiful concerts and many practices. We went to see two different Christmas productions that our friends were in, and went to an elegant Christmas tea.

School is still keeping me very busy. I am more than half way done with my math book, which makes me very excited!

Not much else is going on besides the fact that I have a really sore throat that has been keeping me up at night. Prayers would be greatly appreciated. Sore throats aren't much fun.

Video of the Week

2010-12-09T15:22:00.002-05:00

Video of the Week

2010-12-03T17:25:00.003-05:00

Okay, the music is kinda weird, so turn the sound off and enjoy the video. It's pretty neat. Hope you like it.

~

2010-11-23T12:47:00.003-05:00

It was just over a year ago. I miss him like crazy. It hurts in a way only God knows.

I can still hear the twelve most important words he ever said to me. Twelve words an older man said to a little girl trying to poke her hand into the cookie jar without tripping the sensor. Twelve words that would change the way that little girl saw the world. "You know enough to be dangerous, Kiddo. Use that knowledge for good."

Below I'm putting a post I wrote on Xanga a while ago. Thought you might like to read it.

There's a tear in your eye, And I'm wondering why,
For it never should be there at all.
With such pow'r in your smile, Sure a stone you'd beguile,
So there's never a teardrop should fall.
When your sweet lilting laughter's Like some fairy song,
And your eyes twinkle bright as can be;
You should laugh all the while And all other times smile,
And now, smile a smile for me.
Chorus:
When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.

For your smile is a part Of the love in your heart,
And it makes even sunshine more bright.
Like the linnet's sweet song, Crooning all the day long,
Comes your laughter and light.
For the springtime of life Is the sweetest of all
There is ne'er a real care or regret;
And while springtime is ours Throughout all of youth's hours,
Let us smile each chance we get.

I have decided I must be Irish. Maybe I got it from Uncle Fred. :) I can smile if I need to, but it's a fake smile. I just recently realized what exactly makes a real smile for me. When I really smile from the bottom of my heart, I smile with my eyes. Cameras cannot capture the difference unless it's a closeup. If it's not a closeup you can't see my eyes to tell if I'm really smiling or not (evidenced by our Christmas '08 picture. It looks like I'm smiling, but I really wasn't). My true smile is in my eyes, not my mouth. Therefore I must be Irish somehow. :) Uncle Fred was everything Irish. He adopted them into his heritage. He's the person that first played that song for me. I remember it. He had just gotten a leprechaun that sang that song.

When I was younger, I had a fascination with Irish dancing. I still really like it, but I'm not so crazy about it. :) I called Uncle Fred and asked him if he would teach me to Irish dance (in my little kid's mind, if you loved a country, you knew how to dance their way). He said he'd teach me how to talk like an Irishman, but he'd have to think about teaching me to dance. Maybe next time I came up he would.

The next time I went up to their house, Uncle Fred wasn't there. And he wasn't ever coming back. But I have requested something extra special of God. And I don't see any Biblical reason why He wouldn't grant my wish. We'll just have to see. But I have requested that my first dance in heaven be an Irish dance with Uncle Fred. And until then, I'll try to keep my Irish eyes smiling.

What Would You Like To See?

2010-11-19T11:30:00.001-05:00

I'm trying to decide if it would be worth my time to do a video of the week. I would probably do some music videos, commercials, and other videos. Would that be something you'd like to see? Please vote on my poll on the sidebar.

PeachMac

2010-11-18T10:29:00.006-05:00

Okay, so my sister has told me that my blog is not complete without a certain story. So, here it goes.

Last Saturday I got up at 6:30am. By 7:15am, my mom, sister, and I were sitting in our car in the parking lot of PeachMac. There were a few other empty cars in the parking lot, but only two others that had people in them. No one got out of their cars for a minute, but then a guy got out of his car, walked up to PeachMac, and stood in their 'corral'. After standing for a little while, he sat down on the cold, hard concrete. He wasn't there very long; he got cold and walked down to Starbucks to get some coffee. When he started walking away, Mom got all excited and told me to go get in the front of the line. I told her I didn't want to go sit out there by myself, so she came with me. She wanted to get a picture of me in front of the 'line starts here' sign, and while she was doing that, the other guy came back, ducked under the rope, and resumed his position at the front of the line. And thus began our almost three hour wait. MissJo was still sitting in the warm car, enjoying the spectacle. Mom decided she wanted something out of the car, so she left the line. The girl from the other car jumped out and came and stood in line behind me. Mom didn't want to cut in front of her, and she wanted to be with me, so I moved back to third in the line, which I didn't mind since the other girl had gotten there first, she just hadn't gotten out of her car. The four of us sat there until about 8, when a couple came and got in line behind Mom. She started talking to them, and pretty soon the lady had pulled out her iPad and was giving us a demonstration. She was showing us all these really cool free apps she had downloaded. She let me play with her 'cat', and showed us how to 'make' pottery. Then the time started flying by. Before I knew it, the sun was rising fast and all the PeachMac workers were arriving. Pretty soon, some of the workers went down to Starbucks and bought a big thing of coffee and brought it to everyone in the line. Now, I am not a coffee drinker, but my nose was so cold, I took a cup. I only drank about 1/4 of it before I gave it to Mom. I am really not a coffee drinker. By that time, I had started chatting with the guy and girl in front of me. MissJo got out of the warm car and came to join us shortly after that. We heard someone behind us say something about the length of the line so we tried to look for ourselves. The line went around the side of the building, across the street, around the roundabout, down that street, and to the restaurant. The last thirty minutes seemed longer than the other 2 hours and 15 minutes. The security guard came and was talking to us and some of the workers came out and were asking us questions and taking pictures of us. A newspaper reporter came and interviewed the guy and girl and took their picture. A TV crew came and was taping us. Finally 10am came. The owner of the store came out and was talking to us, and then let us in. The TV crew was filming us as we walked through the doors. All the PeachMac employees were standing in two lines for us to walk through. All except one, that is. He was taping us as we walked down the aisle. Everyone was hooting and hollering. Boy, was it fun. Then the line of employees slowly broke apart as they took up their posts for the day. We were directed to a table where we got our prize: a t-shirt. They were giving away electronics and other stuff, but we didn't win any of those. All I got was a t-shirt. And now I can say I was the third person, other than employees and media, to walk through those doors. And I was probably on some TV station. But to me it didn't matter what I got. I just went for the fun of it. :) Well, and I did really want a shirt. ;)

2010-11-15T12:40:00.002-05:00

Pictures, Anyone?

2010-11-09T11:49:00.004-05:00

If anyone has any really good pictures of Frisbee Man, please email them to me. :) I'm starting to work on his slideshow, and it would be nice to have a variety of pictures. They can be goofy or normal, just ones that you think would go well in a slideshow. I might not use all of them, but it would be nice to have options. :)

Also, it has been brought to my attention that you can't really see my profile picture, so here it is.

For Your Enjoyment

2010-11-06T21:03:00.002-04:00

Batman Cake

2010-11-03T18:19:00.002-04:00

Here's a picture of the cake I made last Friday. It's not the prettiest, but I was experimenting on putting logos on the cake. :)

iTunes Shuffle: The Game

2010-10-30T14:48:00.003-04:00

Okay, here's how you play.

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press "Next".
3. Write the song title in for the answer.

Mom's answers:

(she doesn't have iTunes, so she just picked songs she liked, wrote them down on a piece of paper, and told them to MissJo, who filled it in)

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OK?" YOU SAY?
There is a Redeemer

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
In Every Stormy Wind

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
How Firm a Foundation

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Forever and Ever Amen

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Deeper Still

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Be Thou My Vision

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Complete in Thee

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
A Mighty Fortress

WHAT IS 2+2?
If I Had Words

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Blessed is He

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
If You Want Me To

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
I Can Only Imagine

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Take Me to the Cross

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
I Smile

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Shenandoah

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The Home is the Key

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Live What I Believe

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Trees of the Field

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I Will Enter His Gates

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
God Be Merciful to Me

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Doxology

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Holy, Holy, Holy

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Trust and Obey

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Ten Shekels and a Shirt

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Let's Hear it for the Boy

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Cheap Seats

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
A Man Called Norman

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
What's a Mom to do with Teenage Sons

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Highland Wedding Song

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus

MissJo's answers:

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OK?" YOU SAY?
19

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Missions Conference

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Sing to the Glory

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Daydream Believer

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Legacy

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Listen to Him

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
And My God Will Meet All Your Needs

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Now to Him

WHAT IS 2+2?
Everything We Need

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Before the Throne

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Fingerprints of God

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Point of Light

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
My Kind of Town

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Better Than Life

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Praise Be to the Lord

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Three Wooden Crosses

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Don't Blink

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
O Wretched Man

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
More Precious than Gold

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
I Delight in the Lord

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
On the Sunny Side of the Street

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Let Us then Approach the Throne

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
While I'm Waiting

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Amazing Grace

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
NBC AM

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Covenant of Love

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Be Strong and Courageous

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
There is No Other Name

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Angels Long to Look Into These Things

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
And So I Bow

My answers:

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OK?" YOU SAY?
19

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Healing Begins

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Three Wooden Crosses

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
While I'm Waiting

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Before the Morning

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
By Your Side

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Fingerprints of God

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Why Don't We Just Dance

WHAT IS 2+2?
Amazing Grace

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
The Prayer

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
The HampsterDance Song

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Daydream Believer

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Live Out Loud

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
I'm Not Cool
(I hadn't had all of my songs on my playlist checked, so it wasn't shuffling all of them, so when I checked the songs, it reshuffled all of them, and the first song that came up was one I had already used, but it fit perfectly: Why Don't We Just Dance. :)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Cinderella

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Gonna Fly Now

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Snoopy's Christmas

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
The Christmas Can-Can

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Suzy Snowflake

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Once Upon a December

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
I'll Be Home for Christmas

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
The Birdie Song

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Jingle Bell Rock

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Simon Says

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Lucky

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Homesick

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Bring the Rain

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
I Loved You Then

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
He Knows My Name

Hope you enjoyed it. I would love to see all y'all's answers!

Miscellaneous

2010-10-27T14:54:00.003-04:00

Well, I never thought I'd be saying this, but in the past week and a half, I've read seven science fiction books. They were amazing. The Shadow Children series by Haddix. And no, sci-fi isn't what I used to think it was. It includes all books that portray life with a different political scheme. They were neat books. Scary, I could see all of it happening, though. Haddix is a superb storyteller.

For those of you who like pictures, I took lots of them at MissJo's concert last Sunday, but it might take me a while to get them down here. We're back to the long journey to get them from the camera to this computer because our card reader hasn't been being very nice lately. I'll try to get them down here soon.

For those of you who like videos and those of you who like music, here's one that I found the other night. It's really sweet.

Well, that's all for now. If I can get the pictures onto this computer, I'll try to post them soon.

Picture for Today

2010-10-21T13:33:00.004-04:00

Just so y'all know I haven't completely abandoned my camera. Enjoy!

Tag!

2010-10-18T19:46:00.003-04:00

I've been tagged by Mrs. S! So, here it goes. :)

Do you have any special Christmas goodies that you like to make every year?

Last year I made sugar cookies for our neighbors, and I'm looking forward to doing that again this year.

Do you send Christmas cards? Photo? Letter?

We give cards to the neighbors with their cookies. In the past, my wonderful sister MissJo has put together a letter and rounded us all up for a photo, but we haven't done that in a couple of years.

Do you have a favorite Christmas or birthday gift that you received as a child?

I loved my American Girl doll that my grandparents got for me on my birthday. I also loved my stuffed little black puppy my other grandparents gave me.

What was your favorite subject in school? Is it your favorite to teach?

I'm really enjoying my speech class, I love violin, and I'm actually enjoying Spanish. And I've never taught anything, so I wouldn't know.

Are you a morning person or a night person?

Definitely a night owl.

What is one thing you wish you had more time to do?

I don't wish I had more time to do anything. Twenty four hours in a day is plenty for me.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Chocolate chip cookie dough.

Do you make your bed every day?

Nope.

Well, I'm off to write my speech that I have to give on Friday. G'night!

Yay!

2010-10-16T13:08:00.003-04:00

I finished my first 5k! Congrats to all y'all who also ran! Y'all did great! I had a ton of fun. Can't wait til next year now! :)

Lo and Behold!

2010-10-14T12:19:00.005-04:00

Our car:

New Car!

2010-10-13T12:59:00.003-04:00

We got a new car! Well, a four year old new car. ;) Our old car isn't in safe driving condition any more, so after three and a half weeks of car shopping, we finally found our match! I think it's the prettiest car we looked at. I can't wait until I can drive it! :) I just got done giving it a car wash, so it's all pretty. The yearly pest inspection guy is here right now, but once he's gone, I'll go out and snap some pictures for y'all. When I'll actually post them might be another thing, though...

Whew

2010-10-01T15:42:00.003-04:00

Well, I've had a pretty busy day so far. I got up this morning and went and gave a speech to five judges. We'll see if I can get the video up here, maybe... It didn't turn out as good as my practice speech did. Anyways, I came home and decorated a cake for frisbee tonight (see above picture). It took me a little over an hour. Now we're getting ready to have frisbee. Busy, but fun. :)

Batman!

2010-09-30T12:30:00.003-04:00

I love it how if you look at the picture closely, you can see the reflection of the Batmobile. Recently, in preparing for a speech about a hero, I ordered Batman books from the library. I ended up picking a real life hero for my speech, but still got the books from the library. All together, I have over 1000 pages of the early comics waiting to be read. I have been learning all about the superhero that I thought I knew about. I was kinda surprised to find out that he doesn't fly. I used to think all superheroes flew. I'd have to say he's my favorite though, because of how realistic they tried to make him. I'm really enjoying it. So much so that I knew that if I let myself read all day, I would read all day and never get anything else done. So I've made a rule that's challenging to keep, but a good rule, that I have to complete all of my day's schoolwork before I can even open up the book of Batman. In three days, I've been plowing along in my schoolwork, and I've read the first 100 pages! :)

Well, I hope you've enjoyed the ramblings of what I've been up to. I might try to get some more pictures up here soon. We'll see...

Thought Y'all Might Enjoy

2010-09-27T15:14:00.003-04:00

Normally when I listen to my music on the computer, I keep the volume between 1/4 to 1/3 of max volume. Fast forward...imagine the end of the bridge of Healing Begins...just after the singing...as it's ramping up before quieting down...yeah, that part...imagine that playing 3-4x louder than loud. That's what happened to me for about 2 seconds until I could figure out what the noise was and how to stop it. Boy, did it scare me silly. I have never experienced an emotion like that before. It scared me so bad I started shaking from head to toe and crying. It really was that loud and unexpected. So, how did it happen? I was watching a video my mom had sent me and I couldn't hear it, so I turned it up all the way. Then I went and forgot that I had turned the volume up and played the song I had paused to see the movie. I'm just brilliant.

Lesson of the day: if you turn the volume up, remember to turn it down before resuming normal activities.

Held

2010-09-25T13:00:00.001-04:00

More Pictures

2010-09-22T13:00:00.003-04:00

Here are more pictures for your enjoyment. So, Enjoy!

Raccoon

2010-09-20T11:09:00.004-04:00

Okay, so I took these forever ago and just hadn't gotten around to posting them. So here they finally are.

These are of a raccoon that would come up onto our back porch during the day to eat. One day I got out the camera and tripod and started shooting. You're getting the condensed version; I took about 75 pictures. Enjoy!

Comic Relief

2010-09-16T15:34:00.005-04:00

I was just searching through the tons and tons of old (and not so old) pictures we have and found this one. So I thought I'd share. Enjoy!

(note: it is not easy to climb a tree in a dress)

Finally

2010-09-14T19:13:00.003-04:00

I finally got the pictures from our trip last Tuesday (or was it Wednesday???) on here. Enjoy!

A couple from our church invited us up to have lunch with them at Corporate. The amount of food they have up there for lunch is amazing. They sure feed their people well.

This is a picture of the bottled beverages refrigerator after lunch was almost over:

Mom, our hostess, and Jo looking at the cars after lunch:

Frisbee Man found a car he liked...

This one was my favorite normal car:

But this one was my very favorite:

Hope you've enjoyed!

Sneak Peek

2010-09-08T21:03:00.003-04:00

I'll be posting more pictures and tell you all about our trip pretty soon. But for now I'll leave you in suspense with a picture of something I got to see today. :) Enjoy!

Enjoy

2010-09-07T17:22:00.004-04:00

Pictures

2010-08-26T11:34:00.003-04:00

Anyone want a cat? He's pretty cheap. ;)

Nikki's Challenge-Week Sixteen

2010-08-23T15:12:00.004-04:00

This past week I read In His Steps. Not much is going on around here. Violin is coming along. I'm working on my ninth song! :)

Sorry, but I don't have any pictures for this post. I experimented with some different settings on the camera last week and ended up with quite a few pictures, so I'll try to get those up here soon. Well, Goodbye for now!

Nikki's Challenge-Week Fifteen

2010-08-19T15:19:00.003-04:00

I know this is more than half a week late, but here it is anyways.

This past week I read a really good book, Me, Myself, & Bob, by Phil Vischer. It's about God calling you to do something and then taking that thing away from you. And the reason He takes those things from you is because sometimes they get in the way of your relationship with Him. That's why Phil Vischer believes he lost Big Ideas is because it became more about the Veggies than God. It's a really good book and I highly recommend it. The only thing with it is that he does use a handful of swear words. But other than that, it's a very good book. Blogger needs to fix the favorites section of the profiles, though, because when I put Me, Myself, & Bob as one of my favorite books, it put it as (Me) (Myself) (& Bob), like it's three different books. Blogger, maybe instead of using commas you should try using semicolons to separate the items.

Oh, and I also sat down and over two days (only about three hours though) did my whole school schedule. I'm glad it's done.

For those of you who like pictures, here's one. I love looking for the faces on cars and tractors and such. They just give the vehicle so much more uniqueness. Does anyone else look for the faces on vehicles? Anyway, enjoy!

For Frisbee Man:

2010-08-13T08:14:00.001-04:00

Nikki's Challenge-Week Thirteen and Week Fourteen

2010-08-09T11:23:00.005-04:00

Well, I had managed to post every week...

Two weekends ago some friends of ours took us to a GBraves game. It was a lot of fun. Here's a picture of all the kids (minus the three older boys) with the mascot:

This past week I've been starting to get all my schoolwork for next year sorted out. Saturday morning I went running. In the afternoon we drove to some friends' house and went geocaching with six of their children. We didn't find the one we set out to find, but we found a different one. That evening we went to a surprise 25th anniversary party for a couple at our church. The aforementioned family was also there, so for most of the party I got to watch their four littlest. :)

As for a picture of my haircut, the picture from the ballgame is the only one I have, so it'll have to suffice. Here's another picture for y'all. Enjoy!

Nikki's Challenge-Week Twelve

2010-07-27T13:28:00.007-04:00

Well, Nikki's Challenge has become, for me, more of just a reason to blog. :)

This past Friday we went to Dialog in the Dark. It was amazing. It was so neat to try to get around rooms without being able to see anything and to figure out what you were holding. You learn to live by touch and sound. The only thing I identified in Kroger was the Italian salad dressing. :)

I'm working a project, but I need help. I need fun games for anywhere from 1 player to group games. They need to be games that require few or no accessories other than chairs. And no really rough games. If you can think of any that fit this description, please let me know. I'm trying to find as many as possible.

I still don't have pictures of my haircut. It's pretty much just like the other one only shorter. :) I'll try to get pictures sometime soon. Maybe. But here are some other pictures for now. Enjoy!

Nikki's Challenge-Week Eleven

2010-07-19T15:13:00.004-04:00

This past week I've been running. Three times. I've gone a mile and a half each time. Next Saturday we're going two miles. :) Not much else going on over this way. I've been reading a lot. Oh, and I just found out about (and now own) the greatest sewn invention: The Quillow. They're awesome! They can be used like a blanket or folded up and used as a pillow! They just fascinate me. They're just so cool! :) Anyway, I have the one I got and I'll be using it to make a pattern so that I can make more.

I haven't gotten a chance to work on a new look yet, but hopefully it won't be too much longer.

I don't have any good pictures of my haircut on the computer yet, so here's some pictures from my week. Enjoy!

Nikki's Challenge-Week Ten

2010-07-10T22:04:00.004-04:00

I got pictures of my new haircut, but they're not on the computer yet. As for my accomplishment this week, I organized our spice cabinet. 8) Frisbee got rained out most of the way through and I drove the golf cart home...with the windshield down. :) This week I also joined a running club here in town that one of my friends started. We had our first run this morning - 1 1/2 miles. Needless to say, I walked part and ran part.

For those of you who voted on my poll that you don't like the new look, please vote on my new polls. I'm trying to decide how to do my new background, and I know some of you don't like it because it's hard to read, so I'm trying to figure out what colors need to be fixed.

I haven't been taking many pictures lately, so I'm running out of ones to post. I don't feel like digging around right now trying to find more, so here's one that was easy to find. Enjoy!

Nikki's Challenge-Week Nine

2010-07-05T11:32:00.005-04:00

This past week I've been reading quite a bit. I've finished almost one book a day. I've also been working on helping Mom sort through stuff from the convention and take care of it all. And on Wednesday we went to a Braves game. Friday we went to a mall downtown. Saturday was a busy day. Jay and I went to the parade in the morning. We all went to the church picnic in the afternoon. In the late afternoon we went to another party. In the evening, some of our friends came over and all thirteen of us piled on to our golf cart to ride up to the golf course to play frisbee and watch the fireworks. Sunday evening we went to another family's house to watch more fireworks. Yesterday I got a haircut. I'd say none of it's longer than five inches. :) I'll try to get some pictures of it on here soon. The back is really curly now, but the front and the top layer are still kinda just wavy. Last week was Jo's birthday, too. Happy Birthday, Jo!

So, that's what I've been up to for now. The pictures below are from a scavenger hunt I was a part of a while ago. Enjoy!

Nikki's Challenge-Week Eight

2010-06-26T12:51:00.005-04:00

Weel, I am actually getting around to posting at the end of this week instead of the beginning of next week.

This week a family from our old church came and spent three nights with us. We had a good, albeit short, visit. I don't think anyone got the camera out while they were here, though. Blogger is going slow today so I'm only putting one picture up today. Enjoy.

2010-06-25T11:24:00.003-04:00

Nikki's Challenge-Week Seven

2010-06-21T22:31:00.007-04:00

This past week I simply enjoyed my summer, mostly by riding around on the golf cart (or rather driving :). I did finally get pictures of our room. Enjoy.

Nikki's Challenge-Week Six

2010-06-16T11:01:00.003-04:00

This past week has been kinda busy. We cleaned the garage out, finished redecorating our room (pictures to come eventually), and I mowed our yard for the first time. :)

I don't have any relevant photos to post, so I'll just pick some for y'all. :) Enjoy.

Nikki's Challenge-Week Five

2010-06-09T15:58:00.004-04:00

Weel, last week I didn't finish any projects or anything but I did do something that's more important than completing a project. My grandparents on my mom's side and my great-grandma came for most of the week. We played games, ran around town, and just visited. The week went by very fast. I'm still not quite sure where all the time went.

For those of you who like pictures, we only got a couple while our family was here and they're not on the computer. So I'll put a few other pictures on here.

Memories

2010-06-02T16:55:00.003-04:00

Today the four generations of girls went shopping. Our first stop was the thrift store up the road. After browsing the clothes racks and finding two pairs of plaid shorts, I decided to go look at the games since they were half off. Spotting one, I picked it up. I was happy to find that it was only fifty cents. The game was one I fondly remembered from my early childhood years: Hungry Hungry Hippos. :) It brought back such fun memories of sitting around playing it with friends and family, all trying to get our hippos to eat the most. When we got home from our outing, my brother and sister and mom all got down on the floor with me and played. My mom and sister dropped out after a couple of games, but my brother played a lot of rounds with me. It was so fun; doing something I used to love doing that I haven't done in forever. Did any of you play that game when you were younger?

Btw, if you haven't ever heard Steven Curtis Chapman's song Cinderella, check it out. It's good.

Nikki's Challenge-Week Four

2010-05-31T19:37:00.005-04:00

Weel, I didn't really finish any projects this week. I did get a lot of schoolwork done, though. :)

Tomorrow my grandparents and great-grandma are coming to visit. I'm excited!

We still have a variety of animals that visit our back porch plus our indoor zoo.

That's all for now. Enjoy the evening.

More Pics

2010-05-27T17:33:00.003-04:00

Pics--enjoy

2010-05-26T21:57:00.003-04:00

Nikki's Challenge-Week Three & Various

2010-05-25T10:52:00.005-04:00

Weel, this week was busy. I know I normally post on Mondays, but my project wasn't done until last night, and I didn't have time to post about it before bed. :) Anyways, my project for this week was to make five graduation slideshows. It was rather fun, but kinda hectic. We were supposed to get to the church an hour before the program started so that we could make sure everything worked, but we ended up getting there right before it started. 8| The slideshows worked very well thanks to the amazing techies in the sound booth. :)

As for life, it's been pretty busy. My sister is helping me rearrange our room. I like how it's turning out. I started Chemistry last week. Not fun. I'm still playing my violin. I'm really enjoying it. Not much else going on around here.

Quilt Pictures

2010-05-19T12:13:00.003-04:00

Okay, I finally got the pictures off the camera. And in the process of doing so, I made a very interesting discovery. No one had downloaded the pictures from the camera since the end of January! That's a long time. Hopefully I'll get some of them up here soon. :)

This one is of all the squares before they were assembled. The top two piles had already been cut out a long time ago.

This is of the not-quite-complete quilt top laying on our floor. The picture was taken with the camera zoomed all the way out and up against the ceiling.

The reason the last picture was of it not quite complete is because I thought of a way to get the corners to go from looking like this:

To looking like this:

I figured that if I was going to spend all this time on a quilt, I could take the extra 45 min - 1 hour to get the corners perfect. :)

Well, I've got to run. We're off to JoAnn's; MissJo is helping me redecorate the room and we have to get fabric for a chair we're recovering. :) Pictures coming sometime after it's complete. :)

Nikki's Challenge-Week Two

2010-05-17T11:20:00.003-04:00

Hmmmm...Blogger likes having problems. I had typed out my whole long post, but when I hit 'publish post' it told me it couldn't perform the action, and I couldnt' get back to my post. :(

Anyways, my accomplishment for week two was to cut out fabric squares and piece together the top of a twin sized banket. :)

Well, this week is going into super busy mode. So if I don't post for a while, please understand. I'll try to get some pictures of the blanket top posted, but I'm not promising them any time soon. We'll see.

Flower Photograph Contest

2010-05-11T14:13:00.004-04:00

Johanna at An Old Fashioned Girl is hosting a photography contest. Since I love taking pictures and have several of flowers that I really like, I figured I'd enter some. The limit is five, so here they are.

Okay

2010-05-10T20:48:00.003-04:00

I just realized it's been a little while since I've posted any pictures, so here's one that might make you laugh. :)

I never was the kid that made faces at the camera. If the picture was supposed to be a silly face picture, I was always the odd one out. I just didn't make faces at the camera. So when I came across this picture, I couldn't help but laughing. I have no idea where this came from. It's so not me. Enjoy it anyways, for it's a once-in-a-lifetime shot.

Nikki's Challenge-Week One

2010-05-10T20:35:00.004-04:00

My dear friend Nikki is having a challenge to encourage others to get stuff done over the summer.

So, for week one. :)

This past Saturday I spoke at our church's Mother/Daughter Brunch. We did a relay-style talk, so I wasn't the only one speaking (Mom and Jo spoke also), but to get up there and talk to half a sanctuary full of women was kinda, well, wow. :) It didn't really help me that they had everyone sit on the same side of the sanctuary, so it made it look a lot more full. 8| It went pretty well, except for the fact that on my funniest picture, I didn't quite hit the button to move the slides, so no one was laughing when I thought they would. Two pictures later, I realized my mistake. Oooops. :) But I survived. And it's actually not that bad. :)

Well, I'm off to work on other projects. I went through my sewing box a little while ago and found lots of projects that need to be finished. I really should get those done. The sad thing is that I was in my sewing box looking for material to start a new project. Guess that will have to wait. Shouldn't take me too long to finish the other projects though. Just a hem on a dress, rotary cutting some squares, sewing four seams and inserting elastic, etc. So, that will probably be my accomplishment for this week. :)

I'm Still Here

2010-05-03T10:51:00.005-04:00

I'm still alive and well. :) I've just been really busy. Last weekend was the state homeschool convention. Now I'm trying to get school all caught up and figured out for next year. We found a chemistry book at the UBS for $1 because the previous owner had doodled in it. So Mom said since it had already been doodled in, she didn't care if I doodled in it. :) I've already done some doodling of my own. :) This is the first school book of mine that I've been allowed to doodle in. It's rather fun. :) On the school note, Dad got some programming books at the convention and I'll be doing those next year!

Okay, I never posted the answer to this question, but I'm finally getting around to it. :)

Two numbers, both under 1000, are only one number apart. The lowest common multiple of the two numbers is 996003 more than the higher number. What are the two numbers?

And the answer is:

998 and 999

I was tagged by Allison!

Cherries or Blueberries?
Cherries

Dogs or cats?
Dogs

Beds or Sleeping bags?
Beds

Hamburger or Hot dog?
Hamburger

Typing or Writing?
Typing

Day or Night?
Both

Beach or Lake?
Beach

Christmas or Easter?
Christmas

Math or Reading?
Both

Tests or Studying?
Studying

Pens or Pencils?
Pens

Caterpillars or Butterflies?
Butterflies :)

Diamonds or Pearls?
Diamonds

Well, I've got to run for now. More later, possibly. :)

New Header! and Other Things

2010-04-21T09:42:00.005-04:00

I have a new header!! My sweet friend Katie designed and made it for me. Thank you so much, Katie!

On the other things note, Grandpa and Grandma are coming tonight!!! For me, the convention starts in a week. Violin lessons are going well; I'm learning to fiddle and hop. :) I might join the string choir that's forming at church. Hmmmm...not much else going on around here. :)

Bird Music

2010-04-20T11:14:00.001-04:00

From Jarbas Agnelli's Vimeo video:

"Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn't the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating."

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

:)

2010-04-17T01:39:00.002-04:00

1:40am + music +a trip down memory lane + time w/ your mom = priceless. I love you, Mom!

Okay...

2010-04-15T18:52:00.003-04:00

I won't leave y'all in suspense any more. :)

Those were some good guesses. All of you came pretty close.

It was the spray from a semi truck on the highway. I was trying to get a picture of the wheels, but I didn't snap it quite quickly enough. It's one of those that's so weird I like it. Know what I mean? Or am I all alone on that one? :)

Anyways, not much has been going on around here. Just the usual. :)

Oh, and for those of you who are curious about the weather, it's currently 81 degrees. Ahhhhhh... :)

Can You Guess What It Is?

2010-04-13T10:47:00.002-04:00

Pictures :)

2010-04-09T07:59:00.003-04:00

Ouch

2010-04-07T10:08:00.002-04:00

Trust me, it hurts to have a paper cut on/in your nose.

Love

2010-04-05T20:16:00.003-04:00

Story

2010-04-05T20:09:00.003-04:00

Well, you already saw pictures, now you get the story. :)

My testimony I shared pretty much sums it all up, so I'm posting it below.

When I was seven years old, I received Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I wanted my grandpa, who is a pastor, to baptize me, but he wasn't physically able. I figured that if I couldn't obey God on my terms, there wasn't any rush and I just kept putting it off. At the beginning of March, God put it on my heart that I needed to obey Him on His terms, not mine, and be baptized. I prayed about it all week, and on Sunday Mr. -- preached about baptism and announced the service today. I knew that this was what I should do. Even though it would have been special to have my grandpa baptize me, I am blessed to have Pastor -- do it, and I want to thank him. I also want to thank you all for being here to witness this special moment.

Ahhh...

2010-04-05T10:58:00.006-04:00

Doing things you haven't done since you were little...ahhhhhhh. :) (in this case, being little was three years ago. :) To get to go to a speech and debate tournament. :)

When we were little, we were speech and debate kids. We were never in it, but we were always at the tournaments all day every day. We knew some of the kids when we started, but year after year we got to know most all of the other kids. We became part of the group. We knew everyone and everyone knew us. It was a ton of fun. When I started timing, I was the youngest person doing it. I was under the age they allowed, but I had sat in on so many speeches and they desperately needed timers. After I timed speech for a while, they let me move up to timing debate. I was one of the regulars at the timing station. They got to know me so well that they would stick me in the room that I would best like to time. And I always loved the rooms they gave me. When we moved, our speech and debate days came to an end. We didn't know of any tournaments around here. And then we started meeting people and found out there is one around here! So this weekend I get to go to a speech and debate tournament. :) And it's looking like I'll probably get to time. :) One of the nice things is that I already know quite a few kids who are in it. :) Ahhhh...like the good old days. :) (can you tell I'm happy? :)

Just Pictures For Now, Story Coming Later

2010-04-01T16:41:00.003-04:00

Photo credit: The L.M. Family

They Say Time Heals All Wounds

2010-03-30T11:03:00.004-04:00

I say not. Time makes wounds worse. Only God can heal wounds. And sometimes He sees fit to leave the wounds. They're for our best. They sure do hurt, though.

Ugh.

2010-03-29T14:30:00.002-04:00

Blogger is having a photo problem. It won't let me see half of my pictures and it won't let me upload any. Blogger's technical team needs to get busy and fix the problem.

Just Brilliant

2010-03-27T22:56:00.004-04:00

It's good to know where to find something you don't know. Most people (and I do it too) look things up on the internet. It can be very helpful sometimes. But I think the below is a little overkill. Judge for yourself.

From http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/545.html:

35. Do you have a blue or black area on your skin, and did the discoloration occur after the area had been hit?

If you answer yes, this is the wisdom they share.

This is probably a BRUISE.

Naw, really, you don't say. :)

Not Much Going On Around Here

2010-03-26T10:15:00.003-04:00

So I'll share some pics.

Yuck!

2010-03-25T18:25:00.002-04:00

Headline from yesterday's newspaper:

Blockage leads to sewer spill at Lake Peachtree

Pictures

2010-03-22T20:55:00.005-04:00

In Search of an Artist

2010-03-17T14:06:00.003-04:00

Are there any homeschooled artists around here with a little spare time? I can't seem to find any.

My First Tag!

2010-03-15T15:28:00.003-04:00

I've been tagged by my dear friend, Allison. Thank you, Ally!

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High heels or Boots? high heels

What time did you get up this morning? which time? :)

What was the last movie you saw at the cinema? Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

What is your name? Frisbee Girl

What is you favorite TV show? old ones (some of them :)

What do you usually have for breakfast? yogurt

What is your middle name? I'm not telling

What food do you dislike? I will eat anything

What is your favorite CD at the moment? anything MercyMe

Favorite clothing? jeans and a t-shirt

Anywhere in the world on vacation? TN

Are you an organized person? in my own way

Where will you retire to? I haven't planned that far in advance :)

What was your most recent memorable birthday? I remember most all of them, but most recent would be last year of course

What are you going to do after you finish this? read a history book or practice my violin, maybe

What is your Birthstone? I'm not telling

Person you expect to publish this first? whoever wants to

When is your birthday? I'M NOT TELLING!!!

Are you a morning person or a night person? night, definitely

What is your shoe size? 10 1/2 to 11

Do you own any pets? a cat and three parakeets. Anyone want them??? :)

Any exciting news you want to share? I can play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star :)

When you were little what did you want to be when you grew up? lots of things, but the top three were a mom, an F.B.I. agent, and a vet

What is your favorite flower? favorite? I like them all (mostly :)

What is a day on the calender you are looking forward to? ummm...Thursday and Friday

If you were a crayon what color would you be? I'll never be a crayon

How is the weather right now? kinda chilly

Last person you spoke to on the phone? ummm....let me think....Mrs. P

Favorite drink? C-f-A sweet tea

Favorite Restaurant? Steak and Shake, Chick-fil-A, Denny's, and Red Robin

Hair color? brown

What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbies, dolls, stuffed animals, our dog, and my outdoor kitchen

Summer or Winter? summer

Chocolate or vanilla? depends on what it is

Cofee or Tea? tea

Wish you were still young? in some ways, yes, and in some ways, no

Do you want your friends to publish this? it would be fun to see their answers

When was the last time you cried? last night

What is under your bed? various and sundry

What did you do last night? went to church

What are you afraid of? guns, medicine, and cars

Salty or Sweet? again, depends on what it is

Best Quality you have? idk, you tell me

Favorite day of the week? Friday or Sunday

What friend will you tag? why don't you just read the tags below? :)

I tag:
Nikki at As For Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord
Jay at Frisbee Man
Miss Christine at Indeed My Heritage
Abby at Tales of a Left Brain
The Jennarator at The Jennarator

If I tagged you and you don't want to do it, just ignore it. And if I didn't tag you and you want to do it, feel free. :)

Busy, Busy, Busy... March Edition :)

2010-03-13T13:04:00.003-05:00

Well, we're pretty busy again. We've been busy this week and we're not about to stop. Tomorrow we go to church in the morning and since we have something over there in the afternoon, we're just staying all day at church, and then after the other thing in the afternoon, we're going back to church for the Soup and Study. And our calendar is pretty much filled up for March. We're only thirteen days into it, but on our calendar we only have three un-busy days left. We'll see how long those last. :) Well, technically we have four un-busy days, but one of those is staying un-busy. That day is my birthday. :) Nothing excting's going to happen though. It's not a big year. Just a family day with dinner at a restaurant that we don't get to eat at very often because no one else really likes it. But they'll live with it for one night for me. :) Well, I better get running. We have something to do this afternoon. :)