Tag

     Hi, all. I've created this tag....I might tag you with it. Prepare for it!! Of course, you can just take it, but please let me know if you do/did, so that I can just keep track of how popular it is. As if, huh?

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1. How many syllables does 'supercalifragalisticexpialadocious' have?

2.  Do you play either the piano, guitar (any kind), trumpet, or the flute?

3. Have you ever had a baby live (at least a week) with you in your house?

4. Is this the first time you have seen this tag, or are you doing it awhile after you saw it on my blog?

5. Do you prefer Word Searches, Crossword Puzzles, or Sudoku best?

6. Would you rather have five new fluffy decoration pillows on your bed, or the new comforter you've been admiring for weeks?

7. Would you rather read a good mystery story including ghosts, a story about pioneers settling the American West which ends tragically, or a sappy romance story that is too good to be true?

8. Would you rather be weeding the garden on a cool spring day, or be inside most of the day cleaning?

9. Are you content being homeschooled, or would you like to see what "real" school is like for a day or two?

10. If you wanted a word to stand out in a paragraph, sentence, etc., would you bold, italisize, underline, or completely capitalize it?

11. Do your friends ever call you computer whiz, geek, etc.?

12. Would you rather spend a Saturday relaxing, reading, and maybe doing an enjoyable handcraft or baking, etc., or go and play a sport with all of your friends until dark?

13. Do you wear jewelry on occasion, regularly, all the time, or sort of?

14. Have you ever NOT wanted a pet?

15. What is the craziest dog name you can come up with? What's the craziest cat name?

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     Feel free to take it; just please let me know if you do. It was a bit random...but 'random' seems to be everybody's life motto these days!! :D

..emily..sue

6:23 PM - Sep. 22, 2009 - comments {5} - post comment

Yes! I Am Back! (if any of you missed me...)

     A lot has been happening lately. Youth started last Thursday, and I went again last night at 7:00pm. I really like it; it is a lot of fun. James, my 11-soon-to-be-12-year-old brother has just started Junior Youth (I'm in Senior) last week as well. He and a friend are going to each other's churches, trying them out. I think James likes our church's better, while his friend likes his better. I wonder if they are having loyalty issues . . . ?

     Quizzing has also started! Yay! I'm memorizing 1 Corinthians 1 and 5...and my two best-ish friends at church have the same as me. My one friend, Josh, purposely got the same as me and Bethany. Oh joy. He and Bethany are . . . competitive. Deadly competitive. ' ' Here are pictures of my quiz book, before and after--sorry they are sideways:

Before . . . .

And after . . . yes, that is Snoopy dancing

on the front. If you want it clearer, click on

the picture and it should open a new win-

dow . . . .

     So those are the pictures of my quiz book. On the back of the 'After' one, I stamped (I stamped everything on it) "With God all things are possible - Matthew 19:26". I really like it. After the picture was taken, I added a five-strand-braid bookmark which I taped in the front so it can be used anywhere in the book and won't get lost. I especially like the Snoopy stamp. : ) Here are the first three of this week's verses, 1 Cor. 1:7 - 12; tell me if I'm right!

7 - Therefore, you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

8 - He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 - God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

     Am I right? Please leave a comment! By the way, I'm memorizing with the New Internation Version--the NIV.

     My birthday was also this past Monday, on the 14th--I turned 14, so it was my 'Lucky Birthday', according to a recently-made-up family tradition. :D I got:

- A Scientific calculator (from my parents and Tante Wilma--I'm not really sure who payed for it, etc.)

- A little decorative tin flower pot(from Tante Wilma--I'm using it to keep my MP3 stuff in)

- Enough money to buy myself a Sony MP3 (from Mom and Dad and my brothers)

- A 60-pack of pencil crayons (from Tante Wilma)

- A new watchband--my old one was literally falling apart (from Mom and Dad)

- One my grandpa's old pure silver Dutch cufflink made into a necklace (from Grandma and Grandpa)

- A knitted doll that looks like me (from Grandma and Grandpa)

     I think that's the bulk of it; I also got a new recipe book from Melissa (K.) when I went to her house this past July. I can't believe it's soon going to be October! Well, in two weeks . . . .

     Also, it's my friend Bethany (Anneke)'s birthday this Monday, so if you could wish her a joyful birthday, I'm sure she would appreciate it.

     I think that's about all my news for now; I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted! It seems like just a few days. I guess it's 'cause I've been rather busy.

May God be with you,

..emily..sue

5:41 PM - Sep. 17, 2009 - comments {6} - post comment

My TOTALLY Interesting Life!! Just Kidding.

     I'll give you three guesses on how I'm feeling right now, based on the title--and this sentence. Because I wouldn't be writing this sentence if I wasn't feeling...this way. If you're - - - - - , then go watch VeggieTales Silly Song with Larry movie entitled, "The Cheeseburger Song" on YouTube--just search it or another Silly Song. If you aren't allowed to watch anything on YouTube (I'm not allowed to, but I'm allowed to watch the good old VeggieTales songs on it), then...buy the movies!! : ) If you weren't entertained by it, or laughing at it, then have fun being - - - - - . If you were totally taking that seriously, like a soap opera, then...I...well, you should watch less soap operas. Now, comment and try to guess what I'm feeling right now. Hint: five letters. _ _ _ _ _ . Have fun. Oh, I know something I can post!

BEST FRIENDS QUIZ

*Written by Emily Sue. If you post it on your own blog, please leave a link in that entry back to my blog. If any of you actually want to post it on your blog. : ) Thank you!

1. What is your best friend's favourite colour?

2. What is your best friend's pet peeve?

3. What is your best friend's favourite TV show?

4. What is your best friend's favourite hobby?

5. Does your best friend like sports?

6. Would you consider your best friend a 'girly-girl' or a 'country girl'?

7. Spell your best friend's full name perfectly.

8. Would your recognize your best friend's handwriting?

9. Describe it.

10. Does your best friend like calling or emailing you better?

11. If your best friend had to describe YOU in one word, what would it be?

12. What is your best friend's favourite kind of book?

13. If your best friend could have any kind of birthday, what would it be like?

14. What is your best friend's dream bedroom?

15. What kind of music does your best friend like best?

16. What is your best friend's phone number (no area code)?

17. If your best friend could go anywhere, where would it be?

18. What is your best friend's favourite meal?

19. What is your best friend's favourite beverage?

20. What is your best friend's idea of the 'perfect outing' together?

21. What is your best friend's idea of a perfect (or almost perfect) sleepover?

22. What is the most annoying thing your best friend's siblings do to her?

23. What does your best friend like to shop for (name one--please, restrain yourselves!)?

24. What does your best friend usually have for breakfast?

25. If your best friend could change one thing about where she lives (city/house -wise) what/where would it be?

26. What is your best friend's favourite radio show?

27. What is your best friend's favourite hand-craft?

28. What is the worst thing your best friend has ever done to YOU?

29. What is the worst thing that has ever happened to your best friend?

30. What is the best thing?

31. What are your best friends' sibling/s' middle names?

32. What is your best friend's favourite season?

33. What is your best friend's favourite school subject?

34. How would you describe your best friend's personality in three words?

35. Where is your best friend (from what you can tell) in her walk with God?

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Okay. So now, give your paper to your best friend, and mark hers. Give your papers back, then tally up your points. If you got:

- Questions 1 - 7, 9, 18, and 19 right, give yourself 1 on a scale of 1 - 5 for each question

- Questions 8, 10 - 17, 27, 32, and 33 right, give yourself 3 on a scale of 1 - 5 for each question

- Questions 20 - 26, 28 - 31, 34, and 35 right, then give yourself 5 on a scale of 1 - 5 for each question

     I know that was really long; but I think it'll tell you a lot about your best friend....Plus, I was - - - - - . : )

     I'm still asking for ideas for a new signature! Please let me know if you have any ideas.

..emily..sue

5:06 PM - Sep. 11, 2009 - comments {4} - post comment

Provincial Park Labour Day Monday

     On Monday, we went to a local provincial park. I obviously can't say which one; but it didn't have much at it. Like, one trail, an okay beach, and nothing really signifigant in it. It was also pretty small. Thus only one trail. We got there between 11:00am and 12:00pm. I think. Because us kids were pretty bored, we left at about 2:00pm and went to a little village and ate a place called Lighthouse Inn. I don't think I'll do pictures today; maybe I'll do some some other time...but don't count on anything. : ) While we were eating at the restaurant, we had some...interesting conversations, let's call it. The restaurant was on a marina, thus the main topic of conversation. James happened to bring up that Uncle Tony, when he was a teenager, spray painted on a cliff of another provincial park. Dad corrected Mom, who missed the story, "Uncle Tony spray painted on the cleft of a rock." Stephen, who apparently missed the story as well, confirms, "Uncle Tony caught a fish and spray painted it?" Another story Dad told occured several years ago. I was about five or six, and that particular day I was watching, with James, the birds on the deck railing in our backyard. I asked, "I wonder how birds mate?" James, with all the simple wisdom of a three-year-old, answered, "They're just like people--they go to the minister, get married, then they're mated."

     At the yardsale, we sold several things. We also bought a few things. One of them was an exercise bike for $25. Stephen testing it out:

Stephen...the bike was such a novelty,

and especially while watching TV--

though Stephen isn't here.

     Anyway, that's about it for now; I might not post much Simple Maiden's Daybook, though I am doing it by myself--like, just not putting it on my blog.

     Quizzing starts Sunday, and I've only memorized a few verses. Someone look up 1 Corinthians 1:1 - 2 and tell me if I'm right:

(1) Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes (I've dubbed him S. O. S. pad)

(2) To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--their Lord and ours:

I will admit that I reviewed them a bit before I typed them out.

     Anyway, I have to go...

Emily _ Sue

P. S. Which signature do you think looks better: Emily _ Sue or _ Emily Sue?

5:11 PM - Sep. 9, 2009 - comments {0} - post comment

New Music Player

     I got a new music player, and I like it! Thanks, Becca! I finally figured it out...just kidding. It didn't take too long. I am very proud of myself for figuring where to put the code on my template. :D Bethany, if you stay on my blog long enough, you will hear a song you like. As in, really like--if you still do. Becca, I still have one problem--the title and artist of songs are too light to see. How can I fix this? Is there any way to change colours? I didn't see anything on the MixPod website.

     We had fun yesterday; we went to a local Provincial Park. I'll post about it later.

~ Emily Sue

3:59 PM - Sep. 8, 2009 - comments {3} - post comment