Thursday 18 October 2007 - Blues Goal!!

Our Blues are doing great so far this season!  I went to a game on Friday and got their 4th goal on video, as well as the "Towel Guy".  Who's the "Towel Guy", you ask? Well, a few years ago, a guy who had a season ticket in the upper area of the arena started coming to the edge after every Blues goal and wave his Blues towel in the air, cheering and trying to lead the crowd in a chant. Everyone thought he was kind of weird for the first year or two. He's always in the same clothes: a Blues jersey and blue & yello camoflauge pants. But now, everyone loves him, and the Blues support him. He's appeared in commercials, and even got to come out on the ice before the home opener this season. The who audience chants along with him now too. I think he's pretty cool. I guess that he doesn't have to pay for his season ticket anymore, and he's always in the same seat. He never misses a game and cheers for every goal. How cool is that?
Anyway, he's in the video too. I plugged in to Memaw's high speed Internet while we were at her house Sunday so that I could upload it.

And....since I can' t seem to get the embedded link to work....you'll just have to click on this one to view it.

Blues' 4th Goal and "Towel Guy" - Oct. 12, 2007

Monday 24 September 2007 - Interesting 'Quiz'

Here's a neat thing to do....:P

Which Action Hero Are You?

Sunday 23 September 2007 - Tag, the Fourth...

This one was hard for me...

And yes, it took me forever to post it. That's me: Procrastinator Extraordinaire. ;) (BTW, I had to type this twice. Right after I clicked 'post', I got disconnected from the Internet! :( )

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You are riding in an air-plane when you happen to look out your window and see a dragon flying alongside the plane. You...

A: Scream.
B: Remain perfectly still, too scared to make any noise or even move.
C: Jam your fist through the window and leap on the dragon's back.
D: Faint.
E: Say, "Hey it's a dragon!

None of the above. I'd probably stare at it in awe....

You are sleeping over your friend's house, it's late at night, but you can't fall asleep. Lying in bed, you hear their front door creep open, and the sound of someone coming in and sneaking around the house. You...

A: Grab a baseball bat, or anything on hand that looks in any way like a weapon, and peek past the door to see what’s going on.
B: Hide under your covers and remain very still, hoping the burglar or whoever it is would just go away and leave poor you alone.
C: Wake up your friend or whoever is closest at hand to tell them what you hear.  I wouldn't leave whichever room I was in.....     I'm scared of the dark, and having some unknown person walking around in it (in an unfamiliar house, no less!) makes it ten times worse.
D: Make scary ghost-like noises, knowing that trying to scare the burglar out of the house is the best option.
E. Awake the parents and hide in the closet, hoping he doesn't look in there.

One of your friends challenges you to do the chicken dance in the middle of Wall-Mart. You....

A: Do it! Who cares what people think!
B: Gasp! Who would do such a thing?
C: only if he/she does it first!
D: Try on some sunglasses and pretend you don't know this person.
E. Make them pay you first.

You find a million dollars on the floor. You...

A: Try to find its owner (if not keep it)
B: Start dancing and shouting "I got a million dollars!"
C: Leave it alone...let someone else get it.
D: Go shopping

None of the above. Take it to the Lost & Found and make sure that whoever's there doesn't keep it themselves. (I've lost cash in Wal*Mart before, it's no fun. :( )

Some stranger walks up to you and says, "Want to go for a ride"? You....

A. Stare at em' and say "are you kidding me?!"
B. Say " yeah sure!"
C. Step on their toe and run away  Or something like that....
D. Say "FREAK" and run away.
E. Say "No"

Your best friend since kindergarten is acting weird. You...

A. Ask her/him what's bothering them.
B. Start acting weird, too.
C. Become increasingly depressed.
D. Say 'You're not my friend anymore, you never want to hang out.'
E. Say "what's YOUR problem?"

You’re stranded on a deserted island. You…

A. Run around screaming for help
B. Start gathering fire wood and figuring out some sort of shelter.  Second...
C. Begin to explore, you might as well know your surroundings.  Third...
D. You build a huge fire in hopes that someone will see it and rescue you.  First...
E. Sit on a rock and write your dying wish

The neighborhood bully walks up behind you and pushes you over on your way home from your walk. You...

A. Get up and keep walking, ignoring the bully.
B. You get up and yell in his/her face.
C. You get up and sarcastically say that you love him/her and walk away.
D. You run and get your mom.
E. Cry and run away
F. Get into a fist fight

You go out to get the mail and your neighbors 500 pound Rottweiler comes streaking straight at you and barks up a storm, frothing at the mouth and growling. You....

A: Start throwing anything handy at him.
B. Run away screaming
C: Yell that your dad's a lawyer, (even if he isn't one) and that you're going to sue
D: Cry like a little girl and cover head with your arms
E: Say "Niiice doggie" and attempt to pet him.
F: Climb a tree.

None of the above. Walk away slowly.

Saturday 22 September 2007 - Hobbit Day

Happy Hobbit Day!!

Today, September 22, has been dubbed 'Hobbit Day' by Lord of the Rings fans everywhere. In J.R.R. Tolkien's book, September 22nd is the birthday of two of the most popular Hobbits, Frodo and Bilbo.

So, in celebration, act like a Hobbit today! Take off your shoes, eat a bunch of mushrooms...eat a bunch of everything! :P Or....you could just celebrate in the traditional American fashion, and bake a cake. ;)

Wednesday 8 August 2007 - ~Tag the Third~

What is your favorite kind of food? Italian, then Mexican and Chinese. :)

What is your favorite animal? Horses and Dogs

What is your favorite time period? The American Revolution

What is your favorite outfit? I don't have one.

What is your favorite outdoor activity? Badminton

I tag Elisabeth and Memaw (since she knows how to post replies now! )

Sunday 15 July 2007 - Caption Contest Winner #2

I read the entries outloud to my brother (it's his dog in the picture.....and it was his blizzard :P) without telling him who each one was entered by (not that he would know any of you anyway :P) and had him pick out the winner. :D

And the winner is...........

...........Elisabeth!

Her entry was:

Dog: "Smack,smack" Delicious! Next time though, get me the
Bacon n' Bits blizzard. It would be more- what? Why are looking at me like that? This WAS for me, wasn't it?

Congrats, Elisabeth! :D

And......I now am giving prizes, too! I love working with computer graphics, so.......you can request something that you'd like me to make (like a banner, icon, wallpaper, etc.) and I'll make it for you! You can send me your own pictures to use if you like. And Erin, my winner from the first contest ;), you may request something as well.

Wednesday 4 July 2007 - The Glorious Fourth!

Happy Independence Day!!

http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o79/LotR4me/?action=view&current=fireworks021.flv

In honour of today, here's a special video that I took on Sunday of a pretty firework. ;)

Unfortunately, I can't get the video to show up, so you'll have to click on the link for now. :(

Monday 2 July 2007 - Caption Contest, the Second

It's time for another contest!   So.....caption away!!

Danny was alarmed to see that his dog was eating his Blizzard.......without a spoon! :P

Monday 25 June 2007 - Caption Contest Winner!

And the winner is.......

......Erin!!   

Her caption was: "Uhhh, is it just me or is the trampoline tilting?"

Congrats, Erin! ;) :D

I'll post another (and hopefully easier) one soon. :)

Also coming soon is an overview (with pictures, of course:P) of our home-school conference that I attended last week. I'll get that done once I've finished uploading all of the photos.

Tuesday 12 June 2007 - New Friendship Test!!

I've made a new test based on my 'favorites'. How well can you do?

Saturday 2 June 2007 - New Design!!

I decided to choose a new template today. After looking at all of them, considering several, and finding none that would really work for what I needed. I chose one that would be easy to work with.......and spent all afternoon modifying the template HTML code!  And I still need to learn how to fix some more things, like the title. I want it centered and to stand out more. So I'll be going through a quick HTML course for the next few days, I think. Oh, and for anyone else eho might want to learn some, htmlgoodies.com is a really good site. ;)

So, let me know what you think!

Friday 1 June 2007 - Baby Goat Update!

Well, the baby goats are doing wonderfully! :) They're all very fond of jumping around in their little 'playground'. If I had high speed internet, I'd upload a video of them for you all, but sadly, I don't. :( Maybe I can ask my Mom if I can uplaod it overnight or something. ;)

Anyway, Honey's kids have been named. Bucky and Amber! :) And they've decided to keep them! :D

Also, I've uploaded some new pictures (including a couple of me with Bucky), and once I've edited them, I have even more to add that I took yesterday. So, you can click on the link in the post below and look at them. :)

Wednesday 23 May 2007 - Baby Goats!

This morning my family and I wnt over to some friends' house to care for their animals, as they're at the hospital (a baby girl was born to them at 11:50 pm!). They have chickens, goats, and dogs. One of their goats, Cleo, had twins (Chief and Belle) a few days ago, and when we arrived this morning, we found that the other one, Honey, had just given birth to twins as well! They each had a doe and a buck. The bucks both have white markings on them. They are so cute! Unfortunately, Honey wouldn't let her babies drink any milk! We had to call a friend of ours, another goat farmer, over to help us out, as we've never had to deal with anything like this before! After a couple of hours, both of them finally got some. We went back again this evening, and they're nursing just fine on their own now.

I've formed a bond with Honey's little buck. :) He's the cutest little thing! He has a pretty white belt and a white ring around one of his feet. He also has an overbite, and loves to wag his tail! Honey's doe is a solid brown color. Cleo's buck, Chief, also has white marking on him, and white ears. He's a really pretty one! He loves to cuddle and sit in peoples' laps. Not very 'chief' like! :P Cleo's doe, Belle, is also solid brown and is a little acrobat!

Photographer that I am, I took lots of pictures!  Here's the link to the album:  Goat Photo Album. I'll be adding more pics of them as they grow up, so check back evey once in a while!

Tuesday 15 May 2007 - Caption Contest!

After taking this picture, I thought that I should start up a caption contest of my own. ;)

Leave your opinion of what you think is being said or thought in this picture in a comment. :)

Invisible Wall?

Monday 14 May 2007 - Tagged Again!

Friday 11 May 2007 - LotR: "You Raise Me Up" - Frodo and Sam

I found a link on The Council of Elrond for this video on YouTube and thought that it was definately worth sharing! Warning: Have a box of Kleenex near by.

LotR: "You Raise Me Up" - Frodo and Sam

Friday 11 May 2007 - Tagged!

I was tagged the other day by my friend, Elissa....

1. What things remind you most of summer? Swimming and barbecues
2. What is your full name (First-Middle-Last)?   Jaime Louise B.
3. What is your favorite scent?  Chocolate!
4. What is your favorite music artist? Sanctus Real
5. What is the name of your favorite song? I have too many to list.....:P
6. What is your favorite ice-cream flavor? Mint Chocolate Chip, or Double Fudge Brownie

Ok, I'm going to cange the rules here. ;) I hope that's allowed. :P

Sooo......I'm re-tagging Elissa, with some similar, but different, questions! :D Maybe it'll come back around to me sometime....:P

1. What things remind you most of winter?
2. What is your most-used nickname?
3. What is your favorite sound?
4. What's your favorite musical instrument?
5. What is your favorite hymn?
6. What is your favorite kind of cookie?

Monday 7 May 2007 - Ginger, Lemon, and Honey Tea

This tea is great for colds. Not only does it actually help fight the cold, it also provides relief.

Ginger, Lemon, and Honey Tea

1. Boil 3 cups of water in a saucepan.
2. While it boils, grate (preferred) or thinly slice up a two-inch piece of ginger root.
3. When the water comes to a boil, turn it down to a simmer.
4. Add the ginger.
5. Let it simmer for 15 minutes.
6. Turn it off and add the juice of half a lemon.
7. Add 2 big tablespoons of honey and mix it all up.
8. Strain the tea into a cup and enjoy.

You may need to adjust the amount of honey to your taste. You can even add more lemon if you want, or more ginger if you like it really strong.

Also, if you want to be creative, add anything you like to it, if you think it'll taste good. ;)

When you need more, heat it back up and strain more out. Leaving the ginger in allows it to get even stronger.

Saturday 28 April 2007 - Chicken Baked with Potatoes and Garlic

Edited: 5 May, 2007 (See Below) 

This is an awesome recipe! The rosemary goes wonderfully with the potatoes!

Chicken Baked with Potatoes and Garlic

Ingredients:

3 ½ lb chicken, cut into 12 – 16 pieces

2 ¼ lb yellow waxy potatoes, quartered (we used red potatoes, and they were good)

1 onion, sliced (you don’t have to use this, if you don’t want to)

20 small – medium sprigs of Rosemary (or just use the dried kind from the store to taste)

salt and ground black pepper to taste

8 Tbsp olive oil

20 unpeeled garlic cloves (you can use less if you like)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Put the chicken pieces, potatoes, onion, rosemary, salt and pepper into a large, shallow baking dish. Mix together and then pour on the olive oil. Scatter the garlic cloves over the top and bake the dish for 20 minutes.

Lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees F and bake for a further 45 minutes or so, turning the chicken and potatoes occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through, the potatoes are tender and golden, and the garlic skins are nice and crisp on the outside.

EDIT:  I made this yesterday for dinner and I used fresh herbs in it from my garden. I used lots of Rosemary (of course!), lots of Savory (which is really good with Rosemary, excellent in Italian foods, and in some Mexican and stews- I love Savory!), a little Marjoram (which is basically a toned down version of Oregano), and Chives. If you don't have access to fresh herbs, then dried will work *almost* as well. :)

Wednesday 25 April 2007 - 2 Songs

Doorkeeper

Buried deep

Deep inside me

Are endless thoughts

In which I'm lost

It's like wandering inside a dream

Or is it a nightmare?

I want to call You in

But I'm tripping all over everything inside of me

I want to dig deeper

To find the place where I want You to be

So that I can lock the door and give You the key

Will You be my Doorkeeper?

Deep

Deep down inside

Are all the things I've kept to myself

The things I've tried to hide

But now

To make room for You

They've got to come out

So I'll shut them out and give You the key

And now it's Yours to keep

I'm calling You in

And I'm clearing out everything inside of me

I'm digging deeper

To find the place where I want You to be

I'll lock the door and give You the key

Will You be my Doorkeeper?

Take my heart

And make it Yours

Clean it out

And make it pure

Go far

Dig deep

Way down

Inside of me

I'm calling You in

To clear out everything inside of me

I'm digging deeper

To the place where I want You to be

And I'll lock the door and give You the key

Will You be my Doorkeeper? 

Will You be my Doorkeeper?

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Looking Back

What would you say if you found that your whole world was slipping away?

How would you feel if everything you knew was suddenly gone?

Looking back on things that happened long ago

You finally realize why the things you didn't know

Were so hard on you

You couldn't see the truth

Holding on to everything that you could keep in your grasp

Not knowing that all you had to do was ask

With the faith of a child

He could help you run the whole mile

Keep you on the narrow road

And shoulder your heavy load

All the while lending you His smile

Didn't you know that He was waiting there to lend a helping hand?

Couldn't you see that He had your whole life planned?

He only wanted the best for you

To show that His love for you was faithful and true

He wouldn't have it any other way

And so He watched over you each and every day

Holding you in His arms

To cover you and keep you from harm

Guiding your steps as you walk the path of life

Helping you through the worry and the strife

And yet you didn't know

You just didn't know

Hold on, hold on

He's always there, He'll always be there

Looking back on things that happened long ago

You finally realize why the things you didn't know

Were so hard on you

You couldn't see the truth

What would you say if you found that your whole world was slipping away?

How would you feel if everything you knew was suddenly gone?