~Thanks for stoppin' by my blog! About myself, I am a fifteen year old young lady, with the hope of someday becoming a wife and mother while serving the Creator. Old fashioned things, farms, and novels have their place in my world, not to mention Medieval Literature of fair maidens and courageous knights. Beth March, Elizabeth Bennet, Elinor Dashwood, and Miss Georgiana Darcy are some of my heroines. I also live alone with my parents, dog, 5 cats, and around 20 chickens. Walking in the woods, writing the suspense, romance, and historical, playing the piano, reading novels, stargazing, baking, and blogging are some of my hobbies, along with our arrival of our beehive. I enjoy just sitting around and listening to classical musical, symphonies, and good old oldies on podunk radio stations. Enjoy your stay, and don't forget to comment! ~
• ~Add to my homemaking journal~
• ~Go Camping with family~
• ~Learn how to manage a household...more accurately~
• ~Finish 4-H with flying colors...FINISHED~
• ~Plant a Blooming Garden and reap the harvest...FINISHED~
• ~Knit or Crochet a Project~
• ~Read some thrilling books~
• ~Catch Oodles of fish~
• ~Get through Summer (FINISHED) and Winter Piano Recitals~
• ~Start playing the Mandolin~
• ~Start High School~
• ~Celebrate my 15th Birthday...October the 9th~
2008 ~Current Literature~
• ~Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes FINISHED~
• ~The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy FINISHED~
• ~Little Women by Louisa May Alcott FINISHED~
• ~Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson CURRENTLY READING~
• ~Persuasion by Jane Austen~
• ~Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson~
• ~His Chosen Bride by Jennifer J. Lamp~
• ~The Scottish Chiefs by Miss Jane Porter~
~Curriculums~
• ~Theology~ - BJU and Balancing the Sword
• ~Algebra~ - VideoText
• ~Science~ - Apologia
• ~Logic~ - The Fallacy Detective (Bluedorn)
• ~Greek~ - The Greek Alphabetarion (Bluedorn)
• ~Latin~ - Latina Christiana
• ~History~ - Tapestry of Grace and Mystery of History
• ~Geography~ - TOG and BJU
• ~Literature~ - TOG and BJU
• ~Writing and Grammar~ - BJU
This is my third week for doing the Simple Woman's Daybook, and last week I missed, for those that do read these...please forgive me:)
FOR TODAY ...September 15, 2008
Outside My Window... Nothing is happening...people don't know when to go outside because the weather has been really crazy
I am thinking... about the chickens... I am trying to remember if I fed them yesterday:)
I am thankful for... a warm friendly home
From the kitchen...the dishwasher is doing it's job...very loudly
I am wearing... comfy clothes
I am creating... still working on my novels
I am going...to go outside and take care of ALL the animals
I am reading...Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes for Historical literature
I am hoping...that it will rain today...I really love rain...no sunny happy days for me:)
I am hearing... absolutely nothing...except for the NOISY dishwasher...we really need to get that fixed
Around the house...Mom is hiding away in her room because she thinks I am a horrible child...just kidding she recently had an out-patient surgery and then the mixture of the medicine made her extremely sick yesterday, and today she is just exhausted from getting sick a lot yesterday...poor dear
One of my favorite things...is to get comments...I didn't think that when I started blogging that I would get excited over comments...yet somehow they are a part of me...I just want MORE...:)
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: piano, school, church, school, school, and church
Here is a picture thought I am sharing...
I took this picture of my niece, Emma, who was swinging with her brother...but when you just look at her she seems so solitary and contemplative
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FOR TODAY ...September 1, 2008 we are going to go shopping because of all the summer sales, see if a restaurant where a friend works is open, swing by another friend's house, and then visit some family who have come into town
Outside My Window...everything is calm, the sun is now bright and shining on everything underneath it's realm
I am thinking...about what I while be doing one year from now...I don't know why:)
I am thankful for...homeschooling, which allows us to have days like this when we need them
From the kitchen...it is silent, everyone is outside enjoying the weather
I am wearing...my pajamas still...we got to sleep in...sorry
I am creating...some portraits of people in history books...
I am going...into town with my parents, and seeing some other human beings for a change:)
I am reading...still Little Women by Louisa May Alcott...who I have been reading about and have found out some things that was depressing about her family
I am hoping...that everything will go well today...for everybody
I am hearing...the dog just came into the house, and I can hear her clicky feet on the kitchen floor...she sounds like a tap dancer
Around the house...we are getting ready for a fun day in town
One of my favorite things...is to feel September change into October, and the olive leaves fade into crimson, and the warm breeze filter into cool whistling wind
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: school, church, school, school, and school:)
Here is a picture thought I am sharing...
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Outside My Window...a gentle cool breeze is dancing across the bean fields, causing them to squirm ticklishly, while the sky is gray and warning for others to make their way into the warm cozy house
I am thinking...about my new kitten who was abandoned at my dearcousin's home and needed a new one...so they gave him to us to keep him here...I have named him Oliver...and we say it like Mrs. Douglas in Green Acres...'All-e-va'
I am thankful for... a family that is godly, very loving, and pray for my future daily
From the kitchen...all of the lights are on, Mom is sweeping our very messy floor thanks to our dog
I am wearing... pair of jean capris, with little flowery material on the legs, and a tan almost dusty rustic 3/4 length shirt that buttons up, and I am barefooted
I am creating... a story about a man horribly scarred from a shipwreck, a young girl forever grieving for the man she lost to the unquenchable flames of the sea, and a promise of redemption towards those he loves....
I am going...to do school today, after a week of very light schooling due to illness, we are ready to get back on the fast track
I am reading... Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, and studying the Early Church in Acts
I am hoping...to do well in school today
I am hearing...Oliver purring, Mom clattering dishes as she unloads the dishwasher
Around the house...the windows are open, the lamps turned on, the beds made, and the blankets laying around for us to cuddle warmly in
One of my favorite things...is to breath fresh air, hear our chickens having a ball, and the leaves whistle sweetly as the fingers of wind tickle their sides.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: my last art lesson, mid week Bible study, and school
Here is picture that I thought I would share with you...
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