LoLo tagged me.
What is your middle name? My middle pen name could be Rose, I'm not sure.
What is your last name? I think my last pen name is Robinson.
How old are you? 12
When is your birthday? Within Thanksgiving week.
Do you have any animals? 3 cats, several frogs, 6 fish, often numerous crickets, mealy worms. (This is actually what our whole family's collection is  )
What is your favorite color? Blue, Green, and Yellow.
What is your favorite state? Maybe Montana, or Oregon, or Wyoming. I'm not sure.
What state do you live in? A state West of the East coast and East of the West coast. |
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Mama has been making us new types of food, with new vegetables. I like one of the vegetables, and the other two I don't normally like. You see, she found out that eating cruciferous Vegetables, (cabbage, brusselsprouts, brocoli, cauliflower, etc. i.e. cabbage family.) reduces your chance of cancer by 40 percent, if you increase your cruciferous vegetables by 20 percent. For mama and daddy this is fine. They love cabbage, brusselsprouts, and cauliflower. I like brocoli (especially steamed, but I'll eat it any way) daikon radish (in salad), and kale in green smoothies, but that is about it. At least, that was about it. I used to push my brusselsprouts away. Not anymore! I ask for them and I always want more. Why? My mom figured out a way to make them taste good. Without that yucky stringy-mashed-bananna-flavored-with-potatoe-peelings texture. Plus, their taste is different. What is the secret? Baked Brusselsprouts! Frozen baked brusselsprouts does not work. You have to have fresh ones.
Mama also experimented with making cauliflower so that I would eat it. I used to love it, and I still like it better raw than cooked, but I don't really like it. Mama tried baking it with indian spices yesterday evening, and that stuff was pretty good! I really like cauliflower "raw mexican rice." You can't even tell that it's cauliflower. You can go to Mama's recipe blog, by clicking here.
I hope you enjoy her recipes! Oh, by the way, She calls me "SisterBee" on that blog. |
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Jan. 20, 2009 Kittie Update
Hi Everybody,
I haven't said anything about cats for a while have I?
Well, we'll start with the oldest.
Patty Cake, or "Her Royal Majesty, The Great, Queen Cleopatra, The Stuck-Up, The Wonderful, PattyCake." When we went on our trip this summer, she dissapears, and I have pretty much given her up for gone. Then there's "Curry Cat" or Cece, who had kittens, and now is not as big as her huge kittens.
Next comes "David" or Davie, who is the smallest, biggest, and softest of all the kittens, and was the second kitten to be born. Davie is very skinny, but he has such long, soft, fur that he looks Huge!
Last is my kittie, "Goliath", "Liath", or "Lili". I know that "Lili" sounds like a girls name, but, it fits this big, cuddly, talkative, sweet, purry, fuzzie, soft, wonderful, kitten! Goliath will roll over on command, and command is rubbing my hand up and down on his belly! He will also sit, to some degree, and will come when I call, also he will heel.
I am going to go now,
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I guess it probably looks like I've abandoned blog, right?
Well, I haven't completely abandoned it. I have just been busy.
Lately I've: Had Writing Classes with Hildegard, I also discovered a Homeschool Writing Contest website. This page has lots of contests, and is made especially for homeschool kids!
Our family has also decided we are transferring our membership to a different church. The girls in Juniors/Earliteen are all very nice. I really like them.
I got Blokus for Christmas and it is really fun.
I also have been improving my drawing lately.
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I've been reading "Little Men" by Louisa May Alcott Mama suggested that I list 4 interesting words or favorite phrases from each chapter. My favorites will be highlighted red. These are from chapter 1:
#1: Mother Bhaer: "These are Tommy Bangs's slippers; but he never will remember to put them on in the house so he shall not have them. They are too big; but that's all the better you can't run away from us so fast as if they fitted." Nat: "I don't want to run away ma'am."
#2 " 'Robin, my man, trot up to Nursey, and tell her to give thee the cough-bottle and the liniment,' said Mr Bhaer, after his eys had exchanged telegrams with his wife's."
#3 "Bashful Nat quaked at the thought of meeting so many strange boys at supper, but Mrs Bhaer held out her hand to him and little Rob said, patronizingly 'Don't be 'fraid; I'll take care of you.' "
#4 "' This is our new boy, Nat Blake. After supper you can say, How do you do? Gently, boys, gently.'
As she spoke everyone stared at Nat, and then whisked into their seats, trying to be orderly, and failing utterly."
I'll post more on the second chapter next time!
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God’s Big Sun
God in heaven made the earth,
The planets and the sun.
I like to think: “When He did make,
That great big solar sun,
He made it work with our great earth,
To heat us one-by-one.”
This earth has four great seasons,
In every country ‘round,
One of those, burr, it’s cold,
The other, it is warm,
And all those seasons in-be-tween,
Are getting cold or warm.
And so I’ll thank our great big God,
For such a great big sun,
To heat our little tiny earth,
And give us the seasons! |
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Sep. 4, 2008 Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead
This summer we went on a vacation. On our vacation we went to De Smet, South Dakota.
While we were their we saw the Laura Ingalls Wilder things. My favorite was the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead. We got to go see a dugout house, a shanty, and a barn with a Straw Roof! We also got to see kittens, ride a horse and buggy to a schoolhouse, where we attended a old fashioned school session, in an old fashioned school from that time period, and lots of original stuff in it. When we got back from the schoolhouse we went in to a building that we made rope and cornhusk dolls in.
After that we rode on a miniature horse and horse buggy. I had fun seeing where Laura lived, and what her life was like.
 This picture is of Forest and I returning from the buggy ride.
I am riding the horse, Forest is in the buggy with the man.
Macaroni
I have a little pony,
His name is Macaroni,
He trots and trots,
And then he stops!
My funny little pony!
Macaroni (say the word long and slow)
Emily Rose |
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My Kitten
I have a little kitten,
his name it is Goliath.
He looks a lot like Hunter,
My cat that got run over.
I wish I could make drivers,
Look out at where their going.
If I could do just one thing,
to make the world much better,
I think it would be to make:
No more cats get run over.
But since that can't quite happen,
'Cause this is earth not heaven,
I think I just be happy,
with the pets God provides me.
And oh, I hope that 'LiLi,
Won't have to get killed early.
Because he is my Kittie,
My "Comfort in my 'Old Age' !"
Emily Rose
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Sep. 2, 2008 6th Grade School!
Here is a poem about school I made.
Sixth Grade School
This year I am in sixth grade,
6th grade is just a great grade.
When Mother gives me school work,
and I am very cheerful,
I get it done much faster!
By the way, 6th Grade is a LOT easier for me than fifth grade (at least today, the first day, was a lot easier!)...
Emily Rose
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Here is a poem I just made up.
Travel
When we travel we have fun,
looking at things 'till we're done.
Musuems, Zoos, and tourist traps,
make up a great travel plan.
When some travel they make up,
a plan on how they'll get somewhere.
Go by car, or plaine or sea,
something new each way to see.
- Emily Rose
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Jul. 9, 2008 "Dogs Have Masters, Cats Have Staff"
This entry is basically entitled to: Cleopatra, Her highness, THE most noble of cats in the nation, also known as Patty Cake. Or so she thinks... To me she is just Cleopatra, the stuck-up cat, I love very much and is called Patty Cake for short.
After we got back from our vacation she is bouncing from being a very cuddly cat, to the most-stuck-up-cat-you-ever-did-see.
Anyways, if the saying "Dogs have masters, Cats have staff" is true with any cat it is true with Patty Cake.
She will come to the door and make a demanding MEOW! to be let in. Then a while later she will come and get you to take her to the door and let her out.
Emily Rose
P.S. We are leaving halfway through next week on a trip across the states and I will be posting more about that later.
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Sorry, I haven't blogged for a while. I have been so busy that I have forgotten blogging.
Anyways, Yesterday I finished my second babysitting job, for the same people. This time though, I watched the baby too. I got paid TWELVE Dollars! (because I watched the baby too.) The mama got the kitchen totally clean, and a few other things too! I am so glad I can be a really big help!
About the kittens: Today Samuel went to our friends house to live and R (the girl getting the kitten) will love him a whole lot! Last Monday another friend got Jonathan. We are keeping David and Goliath. Abigail needs a home though.
Got to go,
Emily Rose |
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Jun. 8, 2008 My First Babysitting Job
I just finished my first babysitting job. Well, it wasn't really babysitting, it was more like distracting the children and keeping them out of the way. The mom needed to do some housework, so I took care of her six year old son and younger daughter. I brought a "Surprise bag" with felt puppets, coloring books, crayons, and story books. The stories were a big hit. The younger girl almost fell asleep in my lap when I was reading to the two of them. We also played with the boy's balls and the girl's dolls. I think we all had fun.
When the mom was took me back home, she wrote a check to mom so she could pay me. The check was for TEN DOLLARS! I was shocked, and so was mom, 10 dollars is a whole lot to pay an inexperienced 11 year old girl for just 2 hours!
I had fun though,
Emily Rose |
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Jun. 6, 2008 I'm Done With School!
I just finished my school work yesterday!
Yesterday I finished my last ITBS test (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) and I couldn't believe how simple the spelling, and sience were.
The kittens are growing big and I might put some pictures on later.
Emily Rose |
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May. 8, 2008 Homeschool Kids Write Entry #7
Today I decided to do a Homeschool Kids Write assignment.
Todays Assignment: Below are three pictures by the famous 20th century American artist Norman Rockwell. He is best known for capturing our imaginations on the covers of magazines. In 1913, at the age of 19, he became the art editor for Boys' Life, the magazine for Boy Scouts. His first published magazine cover, Scout at Ship's Wheel, appeared on Boys' Life September 1913 edition. Three years later his work began to grace the covers of The Saturday Evening Post and continued for 47 years with over 320 covers to his credit. His work could also be found on the fronts of The Literary Digest, The Country Gentleman, Leslie's Weekly, Judge, Peoples Popular Monthly, and Life Magazine.
There’s an old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. A lot of times when we look at pictures we make up the story in our mind.
Choose one of the three pictures below and write a short story about what is happening. Try not to just describe the picture, but pretend that you are part of the picture either as one of the characters or someone just out of the artists view, watching the scene.
Here is the picture I chose! 
Once upon a time, a little boy was sent off to his Grandparents farm, which, was 3 miles away.
The little boy's parents had wanted to send an older sibling along to accompany the little boy, but, he had insisted that he "Twusth Big Enuff." Because he had "Dust turned fife," and "twusth" a "Big Boy." The parents finally agreed and the little boy set out with his little bundle of clothes and toothbrush. He got his daddy to tie it on a stick for him so he could carry it easier. Then he set out with careful instructions to Grandma and Grandpa's farm pinned in his pocket. That way, if he got lost, he could show someone his instructions and they could take him there. About half way there he got tired, and it being his normal nap-time he lay down in a patch of green grass and fell asleep. After a while a policeman walked by and seeing the little boy waked him and asked him what he was doing. The little boy replied "I wuth, I wuth sleeping." The policeman looked at him and asked him where he was going, the little boy replied "My Grana's house." "Where is that" the policeman asked. The little boy pulled the paper out of his pocket and showed the policeman. "That's easy to find little chap," the kind policeman said. Then he posed a question: "Shall we go get some ice cream first?" "Yes,Yes!" cried the little boy. So the policeman took him in to the nearby Ice Cream Parlor and they had a nice treat. Then the policeman took the little boy home. THE END
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May. 6, 2008 beans...Beans....BEANS!!!
I grew some beans for a Botany experiment a few weeks ago.
The pictures are good examples of how the seed grows.
First you get the things you need.
You Will Need
One round clear cup, glass, or wide mouth canning jar
A paper towell or two Or a piece of fabric would probably work too.
A bag of cotton balls that is at least half full
Bean seeds
Instructions
Get the clear container. Take the paper towell and roll it up loosely. Drop the rolled paper towell into the cotainer and fold the edges down so they stick about one fourth or less over the top of the container. Fill the inside of the paper towell lined container with cotton balls about three fourths full. If you were to draw a line right through the middle the layers would look like this: Container edge, Paper towell, Cotton balls, Paper towell, Container edge. Now put some beans in between the edge of the container and the paper towell, Wet it untill there is one inch of water on the bottom and you are done.
Here are some pictures of what mine looked liked.
 This one is pinto bean and the one above it is lima.
 A few hours later than the last one.
The next one is what they look like from the top.
That's it!
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Mama gave me the choice of writing a poem for my writing assignment today and so, of course, I chose it!
Thoughts
This world is full of lots of things,
Things to make pleasant thoughts,
Like roses, smiles, a little child,
And Jesus near and dear.
So when you find,
The thoughts your thinking,
Turning sour like lime,
Just think about a pleasant thing,
You'll find your thinking pleasant thoughts again!
Emily Rose
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May. 4, 2008 The BIG E Award
Forest Zoo, my Sweet Brother, has decided to give me the "Big E" award. This award means your blog is Excellent! Thank you forest Zoo.
I am going to give this award to: Aunt T and Hildegarde!
Emily Rose
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May. 1, 2008 Surprise..... KITTENS!!!
My brother's kitty, CeCe had kittens! Yesterday, I was finishing up my schoolwork and CeCe (who happened to be inside) was lounging on my foot (which happened to be up on the couch with the rest of me), when she let out a cry. I put her in the garage thinking that she might want to get something out there but she came back to the door and asked to come in. I let her in and she jumped up right next to me, started purring, and let out another cry. I started to wonder what was happening. I called Mom and she came over, looked at CeCe, and then said "Quick, CeCe is going to have kittens. Get big plastic bag, one of the old blankets from the garage, and the box with all the old towels. CeCe is going to have kittens. Right here on the couch."
"On the couch?" I gasped. "Uh, Ok!" I got the requested items and then before long Cece started to have kittens. Over the next few hours she gave birth to five kittens in all, right on the couch! They are so cute! Here are some pictures.
This picture is of the first kitten shortly after it was born. I am holding it.
This is CeCe after we thought she had had all her kittens. There are four kittens in this picture.
This picture was taken this morning and it is of the fifth kitten. I have been calling her Abigail. She is the only girl, and also the only one that has white as the main color.
This also shows how tiny the kittens are.
I am glad CeCe had kittens!
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