Now, for you recipients of this award, here is the deal:
* Display your award.
* Link back to the person who gave you the award. Doggydiva24, http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/profiles/Doggydiva24.
* Nominate at least 7 other blogs. Bluejane, Discussions With A Purpose, GraceElizabeth, Pennies From Heaven. (that is 7, because P.F.H. is a group blog, shared by four sisters. =)
* Leave a message on the blogs of the people you have nominated.
* Enjoy your award!
Here is the tag portion...
1. Where is your cellphone? It's still at the cellular phone store... =(
2. Where is your significant other? Yeah... Not only do I not know what that means, but I don't think I have a "significant other".
3. Your hair color? Brown... Light brown that is. =)
4. Your mother? Marie, a.k.a.--mom. She works as a science and piano teacher, and as a personal chef. ; )
5. Your father? Scott, a.k.a.--dad. He works as a draftsman, and as a football-watcher. =)
6. Your favorite thing? Horses... Ah, horses.... *ahem*
7. Your dream last night? Dream... at night?? Naw... dreams only happen during the day!
8. Your dream/goal? To get a degree (in some area that I'm not sure of right now, but I'm pretty sure it will somehow include art), and then go as a missionary to the place God has called me (I'm not sure of that either.)
9. The room you are in? The computer room/guest bedroom.
10. Your hobby? Please see the "interests" section in my profile. =)
11. Your fear? Fear?? I don't fear anything--AH! A BUTTERFLY!
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Hopefully I will have graduated highschool, and will be attending college.
13. Where were you last night? Home, watching "Bridge to Terabithia" and it was SUCH a good movie!
14. What you are not? I am not a toad, nor a koala, nor the Geico geckho (sp?).
15. One of your wish-list items? A horse, but on the "non-fiction-wish-list", horse riding lessons. =)
16. Where you grew up? As I mentioned before... I can't tell you, because I still live here. =)
17. The last thing you did? I deleted Micah's previous answer. =)
18. What are you wearing? A teal shirt that says, "LiVe Out Loud" on it, and light blue basketball shorts.
19. Your TV? Which one?? We've got two.
20. Your pet? 2 cats.
21. Your computer? Which one?? We've got three.
22. Your mood? *evil laugh*
23. Missing someone? Yes, my cousins Sam, Reed, and Riley...
24. Your car? Is in the shop...after we got rear-ended two Sundays ago by a 16-year old teenaged boy.
25. Something you are not wearing? gloves.
26. Favorite store? I don't really like shopping that much, but I guess I'd have to say Best Buy. =)
27. Your summer? Was spent doing so many camps I can't even tell you all of them, because they'd take up a total of four hours to type out.
28. Love someone? Besides God, Jesus and my family?? Nope.
29. Your favorite color? Orange...?
30. When is the last time you laughed? Just now! At the answers I'm writing! JK.
31. Last time you cried? I cried for half a second last night when I was watching, "Bridge to Terabitha" because of Jess's reaction to Leslie's death... It was such good acting! =P
Awarded by GraceElizabeth!
My dear friend Grace awarded me the "C for Contagious" award.
Isn't it lovely?? She said it was contagious in a good way, but I dont' know if I can be so sure...
Don't worry, gals, it's contagious in a good way. =)
It's the "sixish" tag!
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
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1. I'm deathly afraid of butterflies.
2. I only have to do the "odd" numbers in my math lessons, thanks to Mrs. S........
3. I greatly enjoy mayo*insert rest of the crazily-hard-to-spell word here* (that's right, JUST the mayo*insert rest of the crazily-hard-to-spell word here*!) sandwiches!
4. I have eaten alligator and fried twinkies in the same night.
5. I am the secretary of my choir, and *McDonald's theme* I'm lovin' it!
6. See all of the above.......... Now that you've done that, it is safe to say that I'm very random and I have a good sense of humor in the blogosphere. =)
Hair Color:
[] Black = $100
[] Blonde = $50
[] Red = $75
[x] Brown = $15
[] Bald = $5
[] Other=$2
Eye Color:
[X] Brown - $150
[] Green - $75
[] Blue $50
[] Hazel $100
[] Other - $15
Height:
[] Over 7' - $200
[] 6'8' to 7' - $175
[] 6'0' to 6'7' - $150
[X] 5'5' to 5'11' - $75
[]4'9' to 5'4' - $50
[] Under 4'9 - $45
Age:
[] 41 to 50 - $150
[] 31 to 40 - $100
[] 26 to 30 - $75
[] 21 to 25 - $50
[] 19 to 20 - $25
[x] 0 to 18 - $100
Birth Order:
[] Twins or more than twins - $300
[x] First Born - $300
[]Only Child - $250
[]second born - $150
[] Middle child - $100
[] Last Born - $200
[] third born - $100
[] fourth born - $100
[] fifth born - $375
Drink?
[x] No - $400
[] Only Holidays - $300
[] Sometimes - $215
[] YES - $200
[] only weekends - $250
[] Every other day - $50
[] Once a day - $15
[] I live from the bottle
Vision?
[X] perfect vision - $300
[] have glasses/contacts and wear them - $200
[] No correction - $100
[] Glasses - $50
[] contacts - $25
[] Surgical correction - $135
Car Color [or families' car(S)]:
[x] White - $2,000
[] Maroon - $800
[] Gold - $700
[] Grey - $600
[] Blue - $900
[] Pink - $475
[] Black - $450
[] Red - $400
[] Green- $350
[] Silver - $300
[] Purple - $250
[] Metallic - $200
[] Yellow - $100
[] Primer - $75
[X] Tan - $20
[] Rusted - $15
[] No Car - $0
[]Burgundy-$2,015
Shoe Size:
[] 13+ - $300
[]12 and a half to 13 - $250
[X] 11 to 12 - $700
[] 7 to 10 - $600
[] Under 7- $550
Did you use a calculator to add it all up?
[] Yes - $0
[X] No - add $1000
[] On some - $750
How many people are you going to send this to?
[] 100 - 150 = $2500
[] 90 - 80 = $1000
[] 70 - 60 = $900
[] 50 - 40 = $700
[] 30 - 20 = $500
[] 19 - 10 = $100
[] 10 - 1 = $5
[x] post it on a blog = $2000
I'm worth $8,745!
And I tag everyone who's special... That's all of you!
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Thanks, and I hope you enjoyed learning more about me!
Congratulations, Kori! I'll send you the HTML code in a Private Message. =)
Just to make this clear to you...
MandyGrace was the original winner (if you'd like, Mandy, I can make you a template with the same layout--different background), but then (before I got the post posted) I noticed that Kori had left a comment to enter--Thanks, Kori! So I drew a name--Desi. I drew another name--LittleSparrow. Now came the moment of truth... LittleSparrow. =) Therefore, Kori wins, by all fair means.
If you would like me to make you a template, feel free to stop by my template blog...
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Alright, everyone, I have a questions for y'all...
I've been working on a new template for this blog (it's on display HERE! so click HERE! and if you didn't get that, please click HERE!)
Any suggestions?? Any comments?? Any compliments??
I made the header myself, and the background, but the original graphics are from...
(I also made that {^^^^^} myself... WITHOUT Adobe Photoshop)
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Today's my half-birthday! It's usually not that big of a deal, but now I only have six months left of being 12. =(
9-23-2008 - a tag... just because I have nothing better to post about...
1. Have you ever got any thing stuck in your nose that you thought was going to be stuck there the rest of your life?
No, but my sister has. (if you're really that interested, please leave a comment asking me about it, and I'll be happy to explain. =)
2. Have you ever broken a bone?
No... But with the way I go up and down the stairs, I probably will. =)
3. Have you ever stubbed you toe more then 5 times in one day?
Yeah...
4. Have you ever been attacked by a animal?
Does "playing" with the cat count?
5. Have you ever been pushed into/ pushed some one else into a large body of water fully dressed?
No...
6. Have you ever wished that you lived on an Island by your self?
Sometimes, yes. But I usually don't, 'cause that means I'd have to cook every single meal all by my lonesome...
7. Have you ever run away in fear of a small noise that happened to be your self?
I don't remember... *sniffle* What was that???
8. Have you ever gone on a sleigh ride in the winter?
Nope. But once I went in a carriage ride. =)
9.Have you ever screamed like bloody murder over something silly?
Yep! It was just a fly, though...
10. Have you ever started a fire? (not including a candle)
Yes, but we were at father-daughter camp, so we were supposed to. =)
11. Have you ever been soooo hungry that you ate dog food? (or cat food)
Never been that desperate...
12. Have you ever eaten baking chocolate?
As a matter of fact, I have, and I've regretted it ever since. (blech...)
13. Have you ever tried to stow away in your friends car?
No... But we usually hid every time my mom would get to their house to pick us up. =)
14. Have you ever tripped over some thing so obvious?
Yes--my own two feet. =P But.. It's mostly because my feet are size 11... *blush*
9-17-2008 - Icon Wars~Mary's Lamb~The Hokey Pokey in Shakespearean Language
ICON WARS...
Have you ever noticed when you use your computer first thing in
the morning, the icons appear to be in a different place than
when you left?
Have you sensed that something goes on if you leave your
computer on over night?
Well, when you go to bed at night and forget to shut down your
computer, I think you ought to know what actually goes on. For
the first time, someone has captured what takes place after you
leave the room.
Turn your sound on, but not too loud... AND WAIT!! No need to click anything except
the link below.
Hello, all! Many prayer requests are coming into my mind as I type these opening sentences, so please pray for these--if not directly, you could at least say, "...and for all the things listed on Renee's blog..." All prayers are much appreciated.
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Many prayers need to be exteneded to a young lady (8th grade) and her family. Her mom has been battling cancer for the past three years, and she's finally healed. God took her home Monday, September 8, 2008 and her family just needs prayer right now.
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My friend (Hanna, soon to be 14, and in the 8th grade) has recently lost her great-grandmother. She was a wonderful woman, and prayers need to be extended to that family...For encouragement in this hard time.
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My kitten.... She has an infection in-between her toes on her left foot. We have to clean it out 3 times a day, putting Gold Bond® powder on it afterwards--letting it sit for five minutes. We also have to give her medicine (liquid, by mouth) once a day. =( Poor thing.
Turn the music on my blog (at the bottom of the page) and take 30 seconds to watch this video. It really opens your eyes as to just how badly we need to make abortion illegal. A new generation is dying.
Pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks....
Please, please lift up your prayers for the Drews family in Texas. Their 3year-old boy passed away unexpectedly this past week. Little Dozer went to be with in the arms of Jesus. I haven’t met Marshie personally, but I am sure she is a wonderful mother, and my heart is aching right now for her and her family. I can’t imagine what she is going through. Please pray for comfort for this family. Please pray for them. Just pray.
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Father,
Please bless this family as they go through this hard time. Please keep your arms around them, and remind them that You're there. You're always there, You'll never fail them. I ask that we don't forget to include them in our daily prayers, Father. Thank you for everything.
Where to start? To make this easier on you (and me), I'm just going to do my extra-curricular activities. I know this isn't quite an agenda, but it'll do, right?
MONDAY--
Flute, 8:30-9:00AM
School, 9:30AM-2:45PM
Drive to choir, 2:45-3:25PM
Choir, 3:30-4:55PM
Symphony, 4:55-6:30PM
Drive home, 6:45-?PM
TUESDAY--
Start school, 8:00-9:45AM
(the following happens during Tuesday School)
Art class, 10:30AM-12:00PM
Lunch, 12:00-12:45PM
Help with science 3/4--school, 12:45-2:00PM
Help with science 5/6--school, 2:30-3:45PM
(end Tuesday School)
Mom teaches piano, 5:30-7:30PM
WEDNESDAY--
School, 8:00AM--whenever-I'm-done
Dinner at church, 5:30PM
Youth group (8^/), 6:45-7:30PM
Worship, 7:30-8:00PM
Light meal/snack at church, 8:00PM-whenever
THURSDAY--
Start school, 8:00AM-12:00PM
Emma's choir/ I do school, 12:30-2:00PM
Mom teaches piano, 3:00PM-6:30PM?
FRIDAY--
(all happens at Friday School)
Pre-algebra with Mr. S., 8:30-10:20AM
Latin IA, 10:30-11:30AM?
Lunch break/school, 11:30AM--12:30PM
School, 12:30-1:30PM
Physical Science with Mrs A, 1:30-2:30PM
(end Friday School)
Rest/finish up school, 3:45-whenever
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There you have it! We're hoping to throw in some horse lessons somewhere in there if budget allows, but still haven't found someone close enough. =(
Thanks for reading all the way to the bottom! I know it doesn't seem like much, but when you've gotta' drive 15-45 minutes to all of these places, it can get pretty hectic!
My name's Renee, and I'm in the 7th grade. Towering above all my friends at 5'8" I am the tallest girl in my Sunday School class, and I enjoy it. =) My hair is brown, and its length is below my ears, above my shoulders. I have brown (almost black) eyes and I've got braces.
My family consists of dad--Scott, mom--Marie, sister--Emma, cat #1-- Precious, and cat #2-- Hershey. I thank the Lord for all of them, and for what they do for me. My cats crack me up and they even know how to climb the ladder! In fact, Hershey's sitting on the top right now. =)
My family and I use Tapestry of Grace, and I am currently reading "The Cat of Bubastes". It is a good book so far, but not quite what I expected from G.A. Henty, but it's a good book!
I keep up with two blogs, and am in partnership with one. I love it here on HSB, and blogging takes up a majority of my free time... Which I don't have much of, mostly because I'm completely engulfed in school, plus One Day Academy twice a week. I've got choir, flute, symphony, school, symphonic band, piano, and tons of other random stuff. =oP Oh well, we manage. =)
Some of my other hobbies include reading, crocheting (though I don't do it much anymore...), fiddling around on the piano & flute, drawing, working on improving my HTML skills, making templates, etc....
... What else? I guess that's just about it... All that I'm allowed to share with y'all, anyway. *evil laugh*
I am StoryGirl's new partner-in-crime, er... sidekick. hehe... Here's the first story I wrote, there's a description of my new "segment" of her blog at the bottom. =)
Just Henry
A story by Renee aka CrochetCrazy.
“Henry, please come here!” Momma called.
“Yes, Momma?” Henry answered, wondering if he was in trouble.
“Henry, what did I tell you about bringing snakes into the house?” his mother said in an irritated tone.
“Don’t bring any snakes in the house, especially the ones with rattles.” replied Henry in a downcast tone.
“Well… This looks like a snake to me, and it sounds like it’s rattling!”
“But Momma-!”
“No ‘buts’! To your room immediately, young man.”
“Yes, ma’am.” As Henry stomped up the stairs he began to think of what he’d done. He wondered if he should feel sorry for the snake, or sorry for brining it in the house. He opted to feel sorry for bringing it in the house, in fear of further frustrating his momma. "She may be my momma, but she can’t keep me from helping out the things God’s created," Henry thought, while he was holding back his tears. Once he got to his room, though, he couldn’t hold them back any longer. He broke down.
"They make it so clear—they don’t love me, they think I’m just a nuisance… I’m not going to stay here if they don’t want me. That’s it! I’m gonna’ run away! That’s a great idea! Then I can open up a veterinary clinic and help all the animals," he thought. That’s exactly what he did. He ran away from home. Lots of children have ideas to do such a thing, but most of them don’t ever do it.
But Henry did. His parents wept when they read the note he left behind… it read the following - "Momma and Pa, I have decided to run away, and I don’t believe I’ll be coming back anytime soon. You can chase after me if you want, but you won’t find me. I’ve run far, far away. I left at midnight, when y’all were asleep. I believe that y’all are glad I’m gone. Y’all didn’t want me or my slimy, slithery friends… especially the ones that have a musical instrument built-into their tails. Bye-bye… forever, --Henry ".
They immediately sent out a search party, but had no luck for a week. What Henry was doing for that week is rather surprising! "Alright, I’m gonna’ need an axe, a hammer, some nails and screws, and a screwdriver…" he said to himself. He went down to the local hardware store’s dumpster and found an axe, a hammer, some nails and screws, and a screwdriver that the store had discarded. Now all he needed was some help…
But who was gonna’ help a kid who had run away from his family? Then one day, he found someone. It was a gentleman, who was sitting on the side of the road. Henry walked up to the man and started a friendly conversation, like you would have with one of your old pals.
“Hello, old sir!” Henry said with a smile.
“Well hello, young sir!” The gentleman said as he laughed.
“How are you today?” said Henry to the gentleman.
“I’m doing just fine.” he said in reply. “Might I interest you in some employment?”
“How much does it pay?” “Hmm… That all depends on how long it takes…”
“Why, whatever do you mean?” the man said curiously.
“I’m going to open a veterinary clinic, and I need somebody to help me build the building. Would you be willing to help?” Henry asked.
“Well, sure! I got nothin’ better to do!” cried the old man.
“Great! Follow me!” So the Henry and the gentleman set off to the site that Henry had been clearing.
“Here she is!” Henry said, beaming.
“Son, you don’t have a foundation laid or nothin’!” the old man cried in a tone of dispair.
“A… foundation?” Henry asked , shakily.
“Yes, son," replied the old man. "If you don’t got a proper foundation, your building’s gonna’ shake and rattle whenever a heavy wind comes ‘round!”
“Oh… Well, we can chop down some trees real quick, come on!” said Henry as he scurried to get the axe.
“No, son, you gotta’ use concrete. By the way, where’d you get such a nice axe, anyway?”
“I found it in an alley behind the local hardware store.”
“You do know that’s considered stealin’, right son?” asked the old man.
“No, it was in the alley, by the trash can," Henry said. "So I figured they didn’t want it anymore! That’s where I found the hammer and the nails and screws! Did I steal those, too?”
“Look, boy," said the old man, in a softer tone, "I don’t know where you come from and I don’t know your name, but you’re a thief. Where are your parents?”
“Back home,” Henry replied, looking at the ground as he spoke.
“What do you mean, ‘back home’?” asked the old man. Henry explained the whole story to the gentleman and here’s what their verdict was… “First off, you need to go return those things to where you found them. Second, you need to go back home. I bet your parents are worried sick about you!”
“No, sir, they’re not. They don’t like me,” Henry said.
“Oh, son, what makes you say that?” cried the gentleman.
“They don’t let me take my snakes in the house,' Henry replied, trying not to sound like he was going to cry.
“Son, that’s just for your safety!" the old gentleman said in soft tone, as he took Henry into his arms. "They want what’s best for you. All they want is for you to have fun—and stay safe at the same time.”
“Alright, sir," Henry said, wiping his eyes. "I’ll go home and ask ‘em if they missed me.”
“Good for you," the old gentleman said. "By the way," he added as Henry walked down the street, "what’s your name?”
“Henry,” Henry replied.
“Just Henry?” the old gentleman said, eying him curiously.
“No, but that’s what I like to be called," Henry said. "Just Henry.”
After leaving the old gentleman, Henry returned the stuff to the hardware store. The he went home. It turned out that his parents did miss him, and that they only wanted what was best for him.
"Guess that old man was right…" Henry told himself as he lay in bed that night. "I wonder what his name is…?" and he drifted off to sleep with the question still ringing in his mind.
Now, I have decided to do a little thing on here for each week. If anyone has a picture they think is neat or a picture of something they saw, please send it to me, and I will make a story out of it. If you have an incident that happened in your life, tell Rachel what it is! She will write a story based on that. Does that sound ok? Please... send 'em in! You can go to Rachel's blog and leave her a comment telling her you have an incident that happened to you or a friend and ask her how you want her to contact her. (her blog is linked above.)
I'm looking forward to your pictures, and I'm sure Rachel's looking forward to your incidents!
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TemplateTidbits hasn't had very good business, so I thought I'd do a little advertising. *evil laugh* Don't worry, I'm just gonna' put up the bloggy button I made for it, and tell you it's got a new look. =)
If you'd like a template or a bloggy button, please click on the button above and answer the questions you see in the very first post. =)
Yesterday, we went horseback riding through The Garden of the Gods! It was so much fun, but now I have two bruises on my inner thighs. =P
I rode a horse named, "Strawberry", my sister's was called, "Li'l Bit", and my dad's was, "Dreamer"... ;)
(Strawberry and Me)
We rode two hours through the GOTG, and then headed back to the stables. My mom drove us around GOTG, and then we headed over to lunch. We ate lunch at a restaurant called, "Pancake and Steak" and I got a burger. ;)
After that, we went over to a *spooky voice* ghost town *evil laugh*...
(it says...
"The Horse and Buggy Days"
-Horse Weights-
Carried in buggies to drop on the ground and tie the reins to when leaving the horse *insert word here*)
^^General Store^^
(hehe... it looks kinda' like my room! I'm just kiddin'...!!)
^^General Store^^
^^General Store^^
^^Blacksmith sharpening an axe^^
^^Jail Sign^^
^^Convict^^
^^Printing Press^^
^^Desk in the Newspaper Office^^
^^Desk Containing Type Sets^^
^^Barber Shop^^
^^Drug Store^^
^^Mom and Emma with Old Buggy^^
^^Bank^^
I have lots more pictures, but I don't really wanna' fill this whole post with pictures and make this page a mile long!
After all of the touring around, we stopped by a local grocery store and picked up part of our hearty dinner of Hot Pockets and leftover pizza. =P
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The very first thing we did this morning , was go visit the Indian Cliff Dwellings!
^^My mom with the ti-pi^^
^^my sister and I in front of the Indian cliff dwellings^^
PLEASE NOTE: that these Indian Cliff Dwellings are NOT originals, they were reconstructed.
^my sister and I on the balcony^^
^^we got to climb in and around the Cliff Dwellings!^^
Then we got to watch the Indian Dancers!
^^the father^^
^^two sons^^
^^eldest son^^
^^pay attention to his shadow, it's supposed to look like an eagle^^
We also went to a gold mine that was 1.000 feet underground! How did we get 1,000' under the ground? An elevator. The elevator of death, as I call it. They shoved 8 people into a (at max!) 3ftx3ft elevator. We were packed in there like sardines! Three grown men, one grown woman, and 4 kids. All shoved into that space for 2 1/2 minutes. Ugh! But once we got down, it was super fun!
About halfway through, we took a little ride on this little train. Its brakes were a pile of rocks at the end of the track. =P
And that's the only *good* picture I've got from the mine. But if you'd like, you can visit the website:
I forgot to write this yesterday, so I'm just gonna' write it now. =)
Yesterday, we went to three different stops. The first one was the Air Force Academy...
It was very... interesting. After we looked around the gift shop for a little while, we headed up (and sometimes down ;) a little trail...
... that led to the chapel...
(you can see how massive it is thanks to the people exiting the chapel. =0)
I don't know why, but for some reason I found the inside spooky.
I didn't like it... all except for the organ. =)
Then we visited the Catholic temple...
(we only got pictures of the windows... Sorry!)
Then the Jewish one...
They also had a two-hundred year old Torah (the first five books of the Bible)...
Then the Buddhist one...
I did not wanna' go into the Jewish temple, but reminded myself that Jesus was Jewish. And I didn't wanna' go into the Buddhist temple either, because I thought it was wrong to have a Buddhist temple and a Protestant one in the same building. Silly, I know, but, again, I reminded myself that the Buddhist people are lost, and that we need to pray for them. =)
(my picture didn't turn out well, you just see my knee and my hair. =)
...then ate some lunch, and then we walked around Whit's End, and took a few pictures...
...after that, we visited the gift shop and went home. The very last thing on our agenda, was to take the cog up to Pike's Peak. It was very fun, and it lasted over 3 hours!
(I caught my sister when she was doing something to my dad. She was havin' a good time. =)
Pictures we (I ;) took...
(the sign says, "WINDY POINT/ELEVATION 12, 129")
(believe it or not, this building is completely level)
It says... "Commemorating the Contennial of the Country's Favorite Anthem...
"America the Beautiful"
Katherine Lee Hates conceived the words on July 22, 1893, in Colorado Springs after visiting Pike's Peak that day. She was inspired by the majestic background of the Rocky Mountains and the vast western plains spreadin below the 14,110 foot summit.
This one says...
O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain.
For purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
(of course, the one time you get an "okay" picture of me, Emma's making an awful face. ;)
(sorry I'm not in the picture, I was taking it. I don't know why the sign looks crooked... =P)
It feels very weird having an extra hour added to our day, but, on the bright side, I get to stay up an hour later tonight! =D
I miss my home state of Texas, but ost of all, I miss my cats. My friend, Micah (10), is visiting them every other day to feed them, give them water, and change the litter. =) (thanks, Micah!)
We just drove by some dinos made of concrete! =) Sorry...
Less than an hour left 'til we get to Colorado!
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The land of New Mexico is so hilly and mesa-eey... but it's so beautiful-- feed lot! Of course... the wind is blowing --> that way, so that's a blessing-- whoa, I smell it now! Okay... the thrill is all over and we can get back to important matters...
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Here are a few scenic photos...
(I took this one after climing up the trail on the side of the volcano!)
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We visited the volcano, Capulin, and it was a-MAZING! We climbed a trail...
...to the highest point and looked down to the center...
... and we looked across to the rim...
.. and then climbed back down. =) The volcano was nothing like what you see on cartoons. It had trees and it wasn't all smoky like. At least not when we were there.=) But it's a dorment volcano: meaning it's *sleeping*.
It's 12:30PM, August 2 and we're on our way to a Mexican food restaurant for lunch. We just finished *socializing* with my Aunt and uncle after that wonderful breakfast that I was looking forward to. =)
There was bacon, eggs, pancakes, fruit (cantaloupe and strawberries), with milk, water, orange juice or coffee to drink-- I had OJ. ; )
My sister was able to go today to my Aunt and uncle's house. My cousing Sam was very happy. =) Now, let me clear something up...
Na-Na and Grandpa Steve had Aunt Martha Jo and and my dad--
Aunt Marth Jo married Uncle Robbie and they had two children--cousin Sarah and cousin Clint.
Cousin Sarah married a man named Tim and they're in the process of adopting.
Cousin Clint married a lady name Kristin and they had three kids; Sam (7 1/2), Reed and Riley (41/2--twins).
Sam, Reed and Riley are my cousins and Aunt MJ and Uncle R are their grandparents.
Understand? So... Sam is our "cousin once removed" and he LOVES Star Wars! My Aunt and Uncle have Tivo or somethin' where they can pause live television, fast-forward, rewind, etc... There were these 3 Star Wars commercials all in a row and he kept rewinding back to the beginning of the first one, watching all three of them and doing that over, and over, and over, and over. =) It was so cute. =0)
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We're on our way to the pool! Lunch was great, I orderd sour cream chicken enchiladas with a side of rice and beans. It was very good! Three stars, I'd say. ; )
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Ah, it felt so good to hop in that pool... Though I only swam for 15 minutes or so... =}
Once we were done changing, we played with my cousin's action figures and we (I, mostly...) invented a little "drama" with them. Once Sam's parents arrived with his brothers (Reed and Riley, the twins-- I couldn't tell them apart except for their pants. =) Riley was in gray and Reed was in red.), we put on 3 productions of this new drama. =) It was quite funny...
After we played some more, and a little more, it was time for us to return to the motel. It was a bitter-sweet goodbye, since we only get to see them every once in a while. =(
One of the twins gave Emma a hug, but he didn't give me one. =( But I got about 3 from Sam. ;) Of course, I was in Sam's *presence* longer than I was in the twins'. Ah well... We might get to see them again on Friday on our way back.
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Now for some *extra* things. =)
Have any of you done those puzzles where there are only nine peices, but it's SO hard? Well... I did four today! ;) They were very fun and my Aunt said I was the first person she knew of who could actually do one... Much less four! But I decided to only post a picture of one. =)
(sorry it's not the best picture... but I think you get the idea.)
And I decided that it's finally time you saw what I look like. (this one's for you Sarah (desi) so you can see my new hairctu! ;) Trust me, she cut ALOT of hair.)
(not the best picture... I have a cookie in my hand with a million sweets in front of me... ;)
And here are a few pictures of my sister and the cousins. =)
(I don't know if you can see it or not, but Sam is making a really funny face!)
Now some random pictures...
Grillin' up the burgers!
Goldie, the dog. They had another one, but I can't find the picture. =( She looked like an overgrown dachshund, though. But she was so beautiuful!
(back row, left to right-- Sam, cousin-by-marriage Kristin, cousin Clint. Front row-- Reed and Riley.)
Adios, amigos! Stay tuned for more updates! By the way, I'm posting from Colorado. =)
It's 3:12 PM, Friday the 1, and it's been an exciting day so far! My sister wasn't feeling well when we first started off, & has only eaten a bite of bread since 10:00AM. Trust me, we've got food, but her tummy can't handle it. =(
My sister was doin' fine, just sitting there while she watched, "Finding Nemo" on my mom's laptop.
Then... she *burst* (I'll try to make this as UN-gross as possible =} ) The contents of her tummy flew all over the back seat... and all over me. =( Of course... it also landed on my mom's laptop, poor Dory... It was one of those times when you start wishin' your car had a leather interior. =P My sister and I had to change our clothes after we had gotten cleaned up.
Worst part is... we didn't have ANY wipes! So we had to use water and paper towels to clean ourselves up. We stopped at a gas station about five minutes after the accident and we purchased 20 Ziploc bags. Thanks Heavens for Ziploc! So far she's used two. I'm assuming you know WHAT she used them for, so I won't go into any details. *applause* =D now, noto more pleasant matters...
Well, we've passed aout a ba-JILLION windmills. Here are a few pictures...
(sorry they're not very high quality, I was in the car when I took them.)
(They looked like an army...)
(haha, look! It's a windmill family!)
(Where's David? He needs to get out here and fight Goliath!)
I told my mom, "Hey mom, you know how in compter games they have those weird settings where the game takes place? This could be one of those places."
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Alright, well, the original plan was to stay at my Aunt & Uncle's house but since Emma's not feeling well, we have to spend the night at the hotel instead. This is turning out to be quite the vacation!
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EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Rising gas prices have Americams on the edge of their seats! i mean--this is crazy!
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Well, it's 9:52 PM & I just got finished brushing my teeth. Emma's still not feeling well, but she managed to stomach some Jello-O and some homemeade mashed potatoes (provided by my Aunt!) while my dad and I were at my Aunt and uncle's house.
Speaking of which...
By gosh, the meal my Aunt prepared for us was a-MAZING! Roast beef-- cooked to the perfect tenderness, green beans with a buttery flavor =), mashed potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, rolls, gravy, salad, and ice cream with cookies/brownies for dessert!
Hello, Mellie! Welcome to your birthday party! Here's your chef for the day...
Even though he's got no thumbs, he makes delactible (sp?) food!
Wrong slide!
That's better...
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Now that y'all are *almost* full, onto the cake!
I told the chef that your favorite food was watermelon, so he made a watermelon out of strawberry cake! I believe the seeds are chocolate chips. =)
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Now, for the gifts! Your sister and I have been PMing each other, and she asked me to make you one of these, but I made two so you'd get a choie. =)
You can use whichever one you'd like (or both), or none at all-- it's your decision.
If you'd like to get Melanie a birthday gift, please leave a comment telling me what you'd like to give her. I'll find a picture and add it to this post. =)
Hello, my fellow citizens of earth, I come in peace. My name is Renee and I am from the planet "Shizzlebackermier" don't ask, for I don't know. I am a homeschooled, Christian girl whose dream is to be a missionary. I hope you have a wonderful time viewing my blog... Over and out. You have just read the "Ramblings On" of Renee from the planet Shizzlebackermier. (please understand this is 50% fiction, please use your own wits to figure out which half is the real half, and which is not. ;-)
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