No Homeschooling, No Christmas for the Johansson Family

Communication Corner ~ Last Few Days of my Video Countdown to Christmas!

Merry Christmas

Homeschooling Through High School ~ Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! 

I want to share a couple of video clips which I located on YouTube...they are from a Public Television show that I have seen many Decembers over, titled, "Rick Steve's Christmas in Europe." These two clips share my favorite parts of the show.  I love the peacefulness, the simplicity, and the picture of the family generations coming together.  I hope you enjoy it, too!

Rick Steve's Christmas in Europe ~ Part 9

Rick Steve's Christmas in Europe ~ Part 10

 

May God bless you and your families as you focus on the beauty of God's plan for His children, and all that "Emmanuel" means to you.

~Lori

1) How old are you? 12 and 1 fourth

2) Do you like HSB? LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3) How tall are you? 5 Feet and 3 and a 3 quarter inches

4) Have you seen Madagascar 2?  yes I have.  I didn't like it

5) Do you like Blueberry pie?  it has the word pie in it.  Of course I like it

6) Do you have any dogs?  No

7) What grade are you in? 7th

8) This question is for girls.  If you want to see it, go to volleyball98's blog

~~~~~~~~~~FOOD-OLOGY~~~~~~~~~~~~

What is your salad dressing of choice? Italian

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Denny's or Shari's  I can't remember the name.

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of ? Mashed potatoes with fish and green beans

What are your pizza toppings of choice? Canadian bacon and pineapple

What do you like on your toast? Jelly

Chocolate or Vanilla? Choclate

~~~~~~~~~~~~TECHNOLOGY~~~~~~~~~~~~

How many televisions are in your house? 2 for now, though if you count the computers, which we sometimes use to watch shows, it's 4

What color cell phone do you have?grey

Do you have a laptop? Only a family one.

~~~~~~~~~~~~BIOLOGY~~~~~~~~~~~~

Are you right-handed or left-handed? both

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?  never, thank God

What is the last heavy item you lifted? My dresser drawer with all my clothes in it

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? no thank God (though I must admit, it would be a kinda cool story to tell afterwords.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~DUMBOLOGY~~~~~~~~~~~~

How many pairs of flip-flops do you own? none, for now

Last time you had a run-in with the cops? Never

Last person you talked to on the phone? my best friend who lives in Montana

Last person you hugged? My Aunt

~~~~~~~~~~~~FAVORITE-OLOGY~~~~~~~~~~~~

Season? fall

Holiday? My birthday and Christmas

Day of the week? Friday

Month? October (the month of my birthday

~~~~~~~~~~~~CURRENT-OLOGY~~~~~~~~~~~~

Missing someone? yes

Mood? Feeling like I should rock the house down with skillet music

What are you listening to? Skillet's song hero

Watching? I'm watching what I'm typing

. Worrying about? That I won't be able to be in a play for a while ( though I don't do it often, I do love to act)

~~~~~~~~~~~~RANDOM-OLOGY~~~~~~~~~~~~

First place you went this morning? The couch

What's the last movie you saw? Does 'Are You Smarter then a Fifth Grader'

Do you smile often? O ya most of the time like this:

Do you always answer your phone? no

If you could change your eye color what would it be? I like my eye color, but if I had to chose, I think I would go green

What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Alll of them, of course

Do you own a digital camera? I just ordered one

Have you ever had a pet fish? No

Can you do a push up? sorta

Can you do a chin up? Yes

Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Both

Do you have any saved texts? If I had a cell phone that I could get texts on I would only save the funny ones

Ever been in a car wreck? No

Do you have an accent? no but, I can do a good british accent

What was the last song to make you cry? idk

. Plans tonight? idk

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? idk

Have you ever been given roses? I have been given 0ne rose

Current hate right now? no comment

Met someone who changed your life? Jesus Christ, my dad, and my Friend Matthew

How did you bring in the new year? Trying to stay up till Midnight

What song represents you? There are a lot, but I think that Rebirthing by skillet is a big one

Would you go back in time if you were given a chance? Yes, and show all those crazy evolutionists that they were wrong.

Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? I don't date yet

Do you have any tattoos/piercings? No, No, and another No

What songs do you sing in the shower? I make up my own

Ever had someone sing to you? Petra, and Revive

Do you like to cuddle?With my little brother only

Have you held hands with anyone today? no

Who was the last person you took a picture of? A shepered at the play I went to

What kind of music did you listen to in elementary? Christian

Do you like pulpy orange juice? Uuh? I don't know

What is something your friends make fun of you for? Being weird, but I don't mind

Have you ever ridden a elephant? not yet

Do you like to play Scrabble? Yes

What are you saving your money up for right now? Skillet cd

When is the last time you ate peanut butter & jelly?  I don't have a clue

What were you doing at 12am last night? Sleeping

What was the first thing you thought when you woke up? I don't want to stand up

I tag......... Hannah95, Bubbascotter96, and Preacherskid

Praying in an entire new way.

Posted by Scarstar of Windclan
10:59 PM, Dec. 22, 2009 .. 0 comments .. Link

3 More Days Till Christmas

Posted by Miss Eyebright
1:08 PM, Dec. 22, 2009 .. 4 comments .. Link

We finally have our Christmas Cards sent out and away into the vast world. Of course, we were late in getting them out. I think that has become our trademark.

Anyway, it's just one more thing that signifys how close Christmas is! Yay!

Copyright 2009 Defective Compositions

New camera

Posted by Scarstar of Windclan
9:28 PM, Dec. 21, 2009 .. 2 comments .. Link

I just ordered a new camera.  It should be here by Christmas eve.

Kodak EasyShare 8.0MP Digital Camera - Silver (CD14)

Isn't it pure awesomness?  I got it at target for only fifty bucks.  I hope to be able to take pictures of us opening our presents.   

Merry Christmas,
    Michael

Multitude Monday ~ 41-50

Posted by Miss Eyebright
5:11 PM, Dec. 21, 2009 .. 1 comments .. Link

I am Thankful for...

41. Snow

42. Teaching my brother how to crochet

43. Four days till Christmas!

44. Knee-high socks

45. Anne of Green Gables

46. Christmas cards

47. Space heaters

48. Science Fiction

49. Red and green

50. A big, comfy couch

What are you Thankful for?

Copyright 2009 Defective Compositions

Washing Dishes By Hand

Posted by Alison
9:49 PM, Saturday, December 19, 2009 .. 9 comments .. Link

Sometimes progress isn't always the best thing. For several years we've used the dishwasher to wash our dishes. Well, most of them. Of course there were always the dishes left over that couldn't go in the dishwasher for one reason or another, so my sister (or Mom) was stuck washing them. Why not me? you ask. Ha. It was my sister's job, that's why! Up until recently, it was my job to empty the dishwasher. This happened daily, sometimes twice a day.

Well, a few months ago, Mom decided we were going to quit using the dishwasher. Just an experiment to see if it made any difference on our electric bill. We kids (I was, at least) were skeptical, but went along with it cheerfully enough. Surprisingly - I found I love washing dishes! We quickly worked out a schedule. Emily is to wash the breakfast dishes, Elisabeth and I do the lunch dishes, and Amy and Mom do the supper dishes. It works out pretty well!

And what do you know? It does make a difference on the electric bill! I guess that means we have an inefficient dishwasher. I'm not kidding about enjoying dishwashing, either. There are so many advantages! First off, We don't have to have all those non-dishwasher-compatible dishes piling up on the counter in between meals. The counter seems to be "freer" of dishes, which I like. The warm water feels good on my cold fingers (just so long as it's not too hot!). And it's nice to do the dishes with a sister. Our home does not have to be filled with the sounds of a super loud dishwasher. No one has to empty the dishwasher!

One more thing - we don't run out of knives anymore! That might not seem like a big deal. But we used to be running out of knives constantly, it seems. Now that the dishes get washes more often than once a day (in theory at least, right?), the cupboards are more full of dishes.

So you see, technology isn't always that much better. In this case, I think washing by hand is better. That doesn't mean I'm going to start washing clothes by hand, though. Don't get any funny ideas.

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