There is a LOT of things going on lately.

First off, on Tuesday, we visited some friends who live two hours away, whom we haven't seen in 2 whole years! The mom has had 8 children in total, though one of them went to be with God just a few hours after he was born. I had a very good time with them, we played all sorts of games, and had a great time. Their ages go like this... 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, (the one who died would be 2), and 6 months. It was really great to see them again.

For school, I had to watch a DVD about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It was so so wonderfully done, I enjoyed it alot. But it was so very sad when Prince Albert died, I cried!

I've finished reading Les Miserables. I really liked it, though some of  the ideas about reality are wrong in it, it was a very good, well-written book. And Marius is so cool. ;-)

Emma had her flute recital thingy, she did a really really great job! *applauds*

Christmas music is playing on the radio now!!! =D

I have FINALLY started writing a story. *gasp*

Here is a tag I took from missirocks...

List twelve fictional characters that you love from any books, movies, etc., and then answer the following questions.

1. Adam Cartwright (from Bonanza)

2. Cosette (from Les Miserables)

3. Joe Cartwright (from Bonanza)

4. Legolas (from Lord of the Rings)

5. Lucy Ricardo (from I Love Lucy)

6. Puddleglum (from The Silver Chair)

7. Ada Clare (from Bleak House)

8. Mr. Jarndyce (from Bleak House)

9. Elwood P. Dowd (from Harvey)

10. Marius Pontmercy (from Les Misrables)

11. Sir Henry Baskerville (from The Hound of the Baskervilles)

12. Jane Bennet (from Pride and Prejudice) 

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1. Who would make a better college prof, 6(Puddleglum) or 11(Sir Henry)? Probably Sir Henry.

2. 12 (Jane) sends 8 (Mr. Jarndyce) out on a mission. What is it? Does it succeed? Oh, my. I don't think Jane would send anyone out on a mission.

3. What is or would be 9's (Elwood) favorite book? Maybe Sense and Sensibility

4. For some reason, 5 (Lucy) is looking for a roommate. Should (s)he share a studio apartment with 9 (Elwood) or 10 (Marius)? Well, she's a girl, so she shouldn't have a roomate who's a man, but I suppose Elwood.

5. 2(Cosette), 7 (Ada), and 12 (Jane) have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss? They'd probably talk about their husbands, and I'm not sure where they'd go.

6. 3 (Joe) challenges 10(Marius) to a duel. What happens? That wouldn't happen, but if it did, Joe would probably not shoot, and then Marius wouldn't shoot either, but Joe might start a fist fight.

7. If 1 (Adam) stole 8's (Mr. Jarndyce) most precious possession, how would she/he get it back? Well, I don't think Mr. Jarndyce has a most precious possession, and I don't think Adam would steal anything, so..that one is kind of..unanswerable.

9. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 (Legolas) and 1 (Adam) to work together?I'm not so sure what that means. ...They both like shooting things, but Legolas has a bow, and Adam has a gun, I don't really think they could work together that well, they seem alot different.

10. If 7 (Ada) visited you for the weekend, how would you get along? I think I'd get along very well with her, she's very sweet.

11. If you could command 1 (Adam) to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be? Oh boy! =D There's too big of a list for me to answer that.

12. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11(Sir Henry)? What?

13. If 2 (Cosette) had to choose sides between 4 (Legolas) and 5 (Lucy), which would it be? Probably Lucy.

14. What might 10 (Marius) shout while charging into battle? probably something like "Viva la republique!"

15. If you chose a song to represent 8 (Mr. Jarndyce), which song would you choose? uhh...no clue.

16. 1(Adam), 6 (Puddleglum), and 12 (Jane) are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it? Jane, probably, because Puddleglum would be all sulky, and Adam would let the lady have it. But what on earth would any of them be doing in a Chinese resturant in the first place?  

17. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 (Cosette) to use on 10(Marius)? Well, they both go together, so, "I love you" ;-)

18. What would 5 (Lucy) most likely be arrested for? Oh, I can't even begin to make a list.

19. What is 6's (Puddleglum) secret? Puddleglum has no secrets.

20. If 11 (Sir Henry) and 9 (Elwood) were racing to a destination, who would get there first? I don't know, I'll say Sir Henry.

21. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 (Ada) or 8 (Mr. Jarndyce)? Mr. Jarndyce, certainly!

That was alot of fun! Anyone can take this one.

God Bless You,

 Taylor

Hey ya'll. Hailey let me borrow her hat, and so I feel really cool, cause I never wear hats, it's an awesome fedora. Dad got me a mini pen, it's attatched to my pocket. =) Well, not much is going on at this moment, piano lesson and community group for church are tomorrow, and I get to help look after the little kids this week in community group! *loves all the kids in the group* Okay, I really feel like talking about my church.

My church is totally completely awesome. It is really small, but everyone is really friendly to each other, and they make people feel so at home. There are almost no other kids my age, accept for my sisters and best friends. That doesn't matter to me though, I actually like it, because at sunday school the teacher can focus on everyone as an individual instead of it being addressed to a giant group.

I dug up some tags from a few months back and feel like doing them now.

Rules: grab the nearest book. open it to page 56. find the fifth sentence. post the next two to five sentences on your blog along with these instructions. don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book or the intellectual one. pick the CLOSEST!!!!! tag a few other people to do the same.

*doesn't exactally know which book is closest to her, because there are so many books next to her. So, she randomly picks Les Miserables*

"The occasion was this:"

How's that for an interesting senctence? Anyone can take this tag.

Here is another tag I found.

6 Favorite Music Artists:

 1. Howard Shore

 2. TobyMac

 3. Casting Crowns

 4.  Bond

 5. Trans Siberian Orchestra

 6. The Beatles

 6 Favorite Foods

 1. Chicken

 2. Rice

 3. Pasta

 4. Steak

 5. Apples

 6. Mom's apple pork stuff (yum!)

6 Favorite Movies:

 1. LOTR Trilogy

 2. Bleak House

 3. The Importance of Being Earnest

 4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

 5. Pride and Prejudice (the A&E version)

 6. Harvey

6 Favorite Authors:

 1. God

 2. Charles Dickens

 3. J.R.R. Tolkien

 4. C. S. Lewis

 5. My sister

 6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Favorite Books by these 6 Favorite Authors:

 1. Bible

 2. Bleak House

 3. The Hobbit or The Return of the King

 4. The Chronicles of Narnia

 5. ...I'm not sure what she calls it, but the one with Stonewater Ranch and the Madisons

 6. The Hound of the Baskervilles

 6 Favorite TV Shows

 1. Bonanza

 2. I Love Lucy

 3. The Andy Griffith Show

 4. Anything that has to do with Challenges or competitions on Food Network

 5. 18 Kids and Counting

 6. Dirty Jobs

The fair is coming so soon! It comes on the 15th! I'm really excited, I love the state fair!

Blessings,

 Taylor

Fall is here! Everything has a different feel now. Fall just makes me so happy, everything about it. The temperature, the colors, I just love it!

I like chocolate.

I am in a very good mood right now.

Here is something that my mom found a while ago, and I just haven't thought to post it until now. (Warning: You will laugh)

Pride and Prejedice
Jane Austen
 
Mr. Darcy:
Nothing is good enough for me. 

Okay, hello people out there! I have some news, and just some things to talk about.

 Well, Hailey's birthday is tomorrow!!!! Happy happy Birthday Hailey! She'll be 13. We're having her birthday dinner today. I can't tell you what I got her because I haven't given it to her yet, and I don't want her to know.

Here is some REALLY exciting news. My family and I are going to take a trip to................Niagra Falls! We're leaving on Friday, I am SO happy!

Well, when we were at church, Jessica told me to post about Veggie Tales, so I shall do so. Veggie Tales is just one of the most awesome things ever! I really wish I had some DVDs of it, but I don't. I can only listen to the silly songs on my computer. Larry ish awesome, he rockeths my socks. Alot of the time, I will randomly burst singing Silly Songs. Cool people watch Veggie Tales. Okay Jessica, is that good?

Also, while I was at church, I can't remember if it was Martha or Tallulah that told me to post about this, but one of them told me to post about Bonanza. Well, I don't know if ya'll are tired of me talking about it, but I'll do it some more to please them, and also, I really like to do it. ;)

Bonanza is just SO awesome! SO awesome! Shoot-outs are awesome too. Adam is awesome, he's the best! I was watching Bonanza just this morning, and it was probably my one of my favorite episodes so far! It was about this guy who was killing Indians, and the Indians were after him. Well, all the Cartwrights didn't know about that, so they helped him some. Adam went to get water, and he got SHOT! POOR ADAM! (as you can probably tell, I like Adam the best, he rockeths my socks off too) It was really bad, and they thought he was gonna die, but of course he didn't. Well, everything works out in the end, so you don't really have to know much more.  Alright, I hope whoever asked me to post this is happy, cause I am. :)

Blessings,

 Taylor

Song of the Entry

 130 - Under the Sea - The Little Mermaid

Hi everyone! I hope ya'll are doing well. I know that I am, for the most part at least.

Well, first off, I'm updating now half because my friend Jessica says she'll sue me if I don't, and half because I just want to, so there you have it.

School is....school. Almost every day I get so stressed that it will take all day to do it, and at always turns out that I finish at 3:00 at the most. So yes Mom, you're right, I don't have to much school.

By the way, I'm just curious, why is it that most girls my age have crushes on celebrities, but I have crushes on characters? Is this natural, because I know that these people don't exist, but, I just feel like marrying them sometimes! Would ya'll like to see the list? Well, even if you don't, you will.

Characters	Novels/ Shows the Character is From	Why I Like Them
Adam Cartwright	Bonanza	He's responsible, trustworthy, he does what's right, even when others don't think it is, a very good big brother and son, and an AWESOME gun-slinging cowboy!
Faramir	The Lord of the Rings	Even though he isn't loved by his father, he's such a steadfast guy, my poor little Faramir.
Samwise Gamgee	The Lord of the Rings	What can I say; he's Sweet Sam! He is so loyal, he will do anything for his Mister Frodo.
Mr. Woodcourt	Bleak House	He is awesome. He loves Esther, even when he is away from her for so long and when she gets the smallpox, and he is such a good friend to Richard.
Colonel Brandon	Sense and Sensibility	He is so loyal to loving Marianne, even when she is in love with Willoughby, and two words. His. Voice.
Mr. Darcy	Pride and Prejudice	Aw, it's Darcy. He's a sweety, a fish out of water.He helps Elizabeth after she said all those mean things about him, he's just a good guy.

Well, there ya go, I hope ya'll approve of all my guys. That's the order I like them in right now, but it switches alot.

Today, before school, Mom took my sisters and I to a neat little bakery. I had a chocolate eclair there, it was so good!

Dadzy is gone today, he's been gone for a while on a trip to Michigan for work. He left Sunday evening, and will come back on late late LATE Friday night.

Blessings,

 Taylor

Song of the Entry

 #141; Bonanza Theme

Howdy everyone! Sorry I haven't really been posting comments, I'm getting busy.

Hailey's 13th birthday is REALLY soon, it's in...*gasps* I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT SOON! IT'S IN NINE DAYS!!! AH! *scrambles to think of a present she would like* O_O

Hailey and Emma and I have very recently discovered our love of Bonanza, hence the title. Hailey and I find ourselves rambling about it almost every night. AND it comes on in 30 minutes, so I had better not make this post too long.

Well, that's really all I have to say, accept for I was tagged by Pippin and Hailey!

    1. What is the last movie you watched? Um, I think it was Middlemarch. No, wait, it was a little bit of The Rear Window

    2. Do you have any scratches right now? Yes

    3. If you could go anywhere right now, where would you go? The Ponderosa ;)

    4. What is your favorite website? Homeschoolblogger!

    5. How long until your birthday? A little more than 6 months

    6. Do you play any instruments? Piano

    7. What's your favorite TV show? Bonanza!!!

    8. What is the last thing you read? Um...last one I finished or read? The last one I finished was Pride and Prejudice, the last one I read was the Bible.

    9. Do you know any foreign languages? I'm learning Latin

    10. Have you met anyone on Homeschoolblogger in real life, not counting family? LadyMarion,  Jhdinolover, Fiddler4him, and Writer4him

    11. Do you have any pets? A dog and two rodents

    12. Do you like to write? I love to write! I just don't do it that often

    13. Who is your favorite author? Tolkien

    14. What is the last thing you ate? Strawberry Yougurt

    15. Who will you tag? Anyone who posts a comment on this entry and has unpainted fingernails.

Blessings,

 Taylor

Song of the Entry

94 - Endangered Love - Veggie Tales

Emma is playing hobbit music now, I LOVE hobbit music! Well, any Lord of the Rings music.

I finished reading Pride and Prejudice yesterday! Now I can focus on The Silmarillion, I really need to work on that one.

Yesterday, I started my piano lessons again. Let's just say, I was out of practice. Very much so. I couldn't do the easy things, but I could do the hard things, it's very strange.

When community group was over yesterday, some families went home, but a few stayed, because the people who were hosting the group that day were pulling out their telescope so we could see Jupiter! It was amazing, I could see two of it's moons, and some of the stipes on it! It was so great!

Today I got a cream soda and a lemon cookie. Yum!

Well, a little while ago, I was awarded my LLT, and I just haven't put it up until now. Well, here it is!

Thank you so much Zel! I will award Laura and Jesseeca!

Also, Missirocks tagged me, and this one looks fun!

THE RULES:
Pick 3 book characters (from 3 different books), post a picture of each and write 3 interesting facts about that person.

First Character...

Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings

1. He is the fourth youngest of five in his family.
2. He was born the same year as Faramir.
3. He had 11 children.

Next character...

Jane Bennet from Pride and Prejudice

1. She is the oldest of five daughters
2. She does not like to think badly of anyone.
3. She and her sister Lizzy are concidered the sensible ones of the family

Last character is...

Violet Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events

1. She is the oldest of three children
2. She is an incredible inventor
3. When she is trying to think, she ties her hair up in a ribbon.

That was really fun! I tag dreamwalker, Laura, and jhdinolover!

I'm going to start a Song of the Entry. You will find the song on my playlist on my sidebar. I will say the name of it, what number it is on my list, who it is by, and I will try to post the lyrics to it, if it has lyrics. So, today's Song is...

82. Fox Went Out; Nickel Creek

Blessings,

 Taylor the Hobbit

Rambling Begins: So, what is up people? I don't know. I'm tired and random at the moment. I'm going to be posting some videos soon, but be patient, I'm going to ramble. I'm reading Pride and Prejudice in school right now. I think I'll be reading Frankenstien next. Emma and Hailey and Jessica and I are going to get married to Faramir and Sam. Well, all of us are getting married to Faramir, but I'm getting married to Sam too. (not really, when I say I'm gonna get married, it means I would like to get married to them, doesn't mean I AM) So, I'm gonna talk about all of my names. I am Sam, Han Solo, Taylsee, Taylee, Snicket, Captain Snicket, the OTHER Captain Snicket, Fitzbill, that's all I can think of. I like my church, it is very good.Do you like olives? I do, but only black olives. Wow, I could write a whole novel on this thingy! I've been rambling a very long time, but wait a little bit longer my friends, don't get over excited, don't lose your heads. You know what, I'm done now. :Rambling Ends

Sorry that I haven't made a real entry in a while, not much has happened other than school.9th grade ish harder than 8th, I can assure you. Longer, harder, and more unhealthy. There. is. a. lot. of. work.

Oh, my sisters, dad, and I went to see Night at the Museum 2 yesterday, it was a really fun movie, I liked this one a little better than the first one. Jedadiah rocketh. ;)

Okay, what should I do for an other blog of mine? I have this one, and my writing one, but I really want another. I already have tried a photo one, and a review one, but they haven't worked out. Give me some ideas please!

Here are some videos from FASA this year, enjoy!

Jesus, Savior, Save

Scarborough Fair

Toss the Feathers

FASA from Last Year

Okay, that's all!

Blessings,

 Taylor the hobbit

Random Doodad of the Entry

So, it's me again! Yup. I just got out of bed about 20 minutes ago. I try to sleep in on Saturdays. But ya'll are probably not interested in that.

I finished The Lord of the Rings Trilogy!!!!!! It was SSSOO good! I went to Borders a two days ago and got "The Silmarillion".

School is getting hard and long, but I'm fine with it. The subject that is hardest and longest is my literature analysis. I LOVE literature, just not analysing it.

I stole a tag from K.T.

1. Are you wearing socks today? No, I can't stand socks, unless I'm sliding on the kitchen floor with them

2. When you can't go to sleep, what do you do? Either I pretend I'm a character from a book or movie that is dying(MUAHAHAHA!) or I think of a song or I read 

3. Which do you like better, rain or snow? Rain 

4. Have you ever had Ben & Jerry's ice cream? YYEESSSS!!! ICE CREAM!!!

5. Do you like bananas? Yesh. 

6. Do you live on a farm? no

7. Would you say you're more city or country?  COUNTRY! NO CITY!!!! NNOOO!!!

8. Do you like Dr. Pepper or Coke better? It depends on my mood.

9. Do you like to text? I don't have a phone, so I don't text

10. Do you have any friends whose name starts with a G? No, I don't have any friends whose name starts with a G, but I have met someone whose name starts with a G. 

11. Do you own any fancy clothes? I don't think so, I have Sunday clothes, but I don't think they are concidered "fancy"

12. Have you ever met anyone that is from another country? Yes, quite a few people! I have neighbors from another country!

13. What is the first thing you notice about people when you see them or meet them? It depends on the person

14. Do you have your own bedroom? Yesh

15. Do you ever laugh at stupid things? Um....does this tag not know me at all? Of course I do!

16. If you had the chance to go anywhere in the world, where would you go?  NEW ZEALAND!!!!

17. What color is your house? White

18. Is your room clean at the moment? maybe....

I also got an award from Missirocks...

Thank you so much!
Missirocks had a desccription to go along with the award, and I will continue with it...
"Those who receive this award are of the sweetest nature. They are kind, friendly, funny, loving, eager to share their love for Jesus with others, and brave in their efforts to reflect Him to this darkened world. They are the kind of folks you're blessed to know, even if it's only in the bloggy-sphere."

I will award...

1. Laura

2. Zel

3. Willow

4. Bethy

5. and Martha!

Also, one more thing before I let ya'll go...

Hello everypeoples! I feel random today! O_O

I finished reeading The Two Towers not to long ago, and now I am reading The Return of the King. I YAWFS Fwodo(Frodo) and Faramir(*sighs dreamily* Faramir) and Legolas cause he's so cool and SAM! SWEET SAM! ESPECIALLY SAM, HE'S THE BEST! AW, SAM!!! Um, sorry. I just like Sam, alot, as you can already tell. I switched my description of my blog, it is the best monologue in the world!

Um, we started ond Wednesday. Not bad, it's light this week, but next week it is going to be a normal week. I'm in 9th grade now, AH! Hard work, here I come! =/ Because I'm in high school(still homeschool though) and am going to have more work to do, I might not be spending as much time on HSB as I did before, but that doesn't mean I'm leaving ya'll, cause I'm not.

I've been in a Lord of the Rings mood for the longest time, ever since I picked up the Two Towers after abandoning it for months. The Helms Deep chapter had really dissapionted me, so I put it down for a long time, but then I picked it up. Aragorn really bores me in the books, he is SO much cooler in the movies. Well, maybe not in the Fellowship book, I need to re-read that one again. The Path of the Dead scene was really boring too. Where I'm at in the Return of the King now, is the Rohirrim have come to Gondor. Yah. I'm sure ya'll don't want to read any more of this.

OH, I'm writing a story about a bad orc who gets in to our world and starts a car chase. HOW COOL IS THAT? I know what you're thinking, and no, I have not had anything with caffine or sugar today. Except for a frozen yougurt. I YAWF frozen yougurt.

 Okay, I'm going, but I have a few videos I want to post.

Blessings,

 Taylsee

Hey everyone! I'm sorry I haven't really been responding to any of your comments, I've been lazy, but I'll try to be better at responding to them, so ya'll don't think I'm neglecting them, cause I AM reading them.

I'd like to thank iDesign for this great new template, I love it!

I'd also like to thank the HSB Backyard for making me their Featured Blogger of the Month!

Also, I feel like listing all the books in school I will be reading this year...

1) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

3) An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde

4) The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

5) The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

6) Silas Marner by George Eliot

7) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

8) Frankenstien by Mary Shelley

9) At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald

10) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

11) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Well, we went to the funeral, it went fine, but there were SO many people I didn't know. I only knew about 3 people out of about 50.

I'm almost done reading The Two Towers, I only have about 40 pages left, and I am determined to finish it today!

I really felt like posting this tag thingy again, I did it months ago, but, so what?

Hello everyone!

My great-grandma died, so my sisters and I are going to play our instruments at her memorial service on Sunday.

Okay, I'm going to make ya'll happier now, because how can you not be happy when you see...

 Hobbits!

AH! He's NOT a hobbit!

Isn't that the sweetest picture you've ever seen?

Okay, I'm sorry, I really like hobbits. Alot.

Blessings,

 Taylor

Okay, so my friends, sisters, and I went to a pool, and we had a great time, I think we stayed there about 4 or 5 hours! But...when you only put sunscreen on your face, and only re-apply once, there are consiquences. Major ones.

Everywhere that wasn't covered by my swimsuit is red. It hurts. Alot. Very. Very. Much. Ow. My shoulders are sore, and my cheeks hurt, and it's all bad. I'm trying not to complain about it in real life, so I will complain about it here. OOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!! *sighs* I know you don't want to here about that, so I'm done, but it will STILL hurt.

Okay, since I finished reading Bleak House, I've picked up Sense and Sensibility. I've only finished the first chapter so far, so don't rush me people!

It is two weeks exactaly until we leave for FASA!!! WOOHOO!!!! *throws confetti everywhere* I would practice piano today for it, but it HURTS to.

I've recieved two awards! The first one if from Ness...

I've already recieved this award, so I won't award anyone. Thanks Ness!

Then, here is the one from Willow...

Thank you so much Willow! I award....Laura!!!

Okay, that's all I have for now.

Blessings,

Taylor

Hello everyone who find interest in my blog! Long time no entry!

Well, to start off....*thinks of what happened after the last entry*...

For starters, you know(maybe) that my family was looking for a new church for us to go to. Well.....we are members of a new church! It is really great, everyone is a family to each other. I feel so at home there, I have never had an experience with people like that, and I am just so greatful that God has led us there. Thank you everyone who was praying for us!

On Friday, the sunday school teacher from that church, Jessica, an other girl, and I went to get our toenails done, it was the first time for me having a pedicure. I enjoyed it very much. Afterwards, we went to Cold Stone(an ice cream place) and had some ice cream. *wants some more of that ice cream*

I AM SSOO PROUD OF MYSELF!!!! Only a few hours ago, I finished reading Bleak House by Charles Dickens! WWWWWOOOOOOOO HHHHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was such a long book, but undoubtedly (sp?) my favorite! It has earned a place of honor on my bookshelf in between The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings. =) *yawfs her bookshelf*

Okay, I just feel like rambling about my books and bookself right now, so you can skip this part if you don't like to read ramblings. My bookshelf if is not like others, it is more like...um...well, it's over my bed, and actually, it's more like three different shelves. I'd describe them more as office shelves, because my room was originally Dad's office when we first moved to this house. But it has SO much room, and I have over 100 books on it! The top shelf doesn't have any books yet, but I think I will need to start putting books on there soon, because I'm almost out of room on the first two shelves! I'm done now.

Tomorrow, my friends, sisters, and I are going to a pool. I've never been to it before, I don't think, so it will be fun, I haven't been to a pool all summer!

Alright, now to some bloggy type things.

Here is Emma's award for posting my 1,000th comment...

Enjoy Emma!

Okay, I've recieved an award from Laura, it is the sweetest...

Thank you, thank you, thank you SO much Laura! Now, I'm only aloud to give it to ONE person! There are so many blogs I love, I have quite a few favorites, Pip, Zel, Mary Beth, Karlee, Ariel, Willow, Martha, Laura, Syd, It's a long list, there are still more! But, seeing that I must choose one, I choose...

ZEL!! I hope you enjoy it! And don't the rest of you not look at my blog anymore because I could only award ONE person, you hear?

I'm also doing a tag I got from Ness...

The Get to know me Tag

Books and movies…

What are your ten favorite fiction books? (Not necessarily in order).

1. Bleak House

2. The Chronicles of Narnia

3. The Hobbit

4. A Series of Unfortunate Events

5. My Family and Other Animals

6. All Creatures Great and Small

7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

8. The Lord of the Rings

9. Anne of Green Gables

10. The Tale of Despereaux 

What are the five most influential books on your life?

1. The Bible

2. God Said it and...BANG! It Happened

3. The Chronicles of Narnia 

4.  Um...

5. Don't Know

Who are your five favorite authors?

1. Charles Dickens

2. CS Lewis

3. JRR, Tolkien

4.Lemony Snicket

5.Roald Dahl

Who are your three favorite heroes?

1. Mr. Woodcourt, Mr. Jarndyce (Bleak House)

2.  Samwise Gamgee(The Lord of the Rings), Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings)

3. Lucy Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Who are your three favorite villains?

1. Mr. Smallweed (Bleak House)

2. Mr. Tulkinghorn (Bleak House)

3. Smaug (The Lord of the Rings)

What are your three favorite movies?

1. BLEAK HOUSE!!!

2. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 

3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Me…

What are your three favorite sports? (Not in order)

1. Swimming

2. Sword fighting

3. Dunno  

What is your favorite animal? um...

What is your least-favorite animal? ANYTHING WITH A STINGER! 

Do you like to write stories? Yes

What is your favorite genre to write or read? (for writing) Um, anything that is enjoyable (for reading) anything that is well written!

What is your favorite vehicle? LIME GREEN BEATLES!!!!! =D

What are your five favorite games?

1. Boat *winks at Emma, Hailey, and Jessica*

2. Imaginiff...

3. Twister

4. Hide and Seek

5. Anything!

What character in any book or movie describes you best? Well, quite a few, Elenor from Sense and Sensibility, Jane from Pride and Prejudice, and maybe Esther from Bleak House

What’s your favorite food? Food

What are your ambitions? what does that mean?

What ten things do you want to do before you die?

1. Get married to my Mr. Woodcourt ;-)

2. Publish a book

3. Have wonderful godly kids

4. Teach piano

5. Read ALOT of books

6. Meet at least SOME of my HSB friends

7. graduate college

8. Serve others 

9. Home-school my kids

10. LIVE A GODLY LIFE, AND LET GOD LEAD ME DOWN THE RIGHT PATH I NEED TO GO UNTIL THE DAY I DIE!

PS. These 10 things are not nesessarily(sp?) listed from most important to least important

Who are you going to tag?

Anyone who will get enjoyment out of it!

Well, gotta go!

Blessings,

 Taylor

Hello all my glorious fans! ;P So, how's summer been going for you?

Today is one of my best friend, Martha's, birthday! Happy 13th Martha!!!!! Here's your cake...

Hope you like it! Have a very, very, happy year!

If you look to your right on my sidebar, you will see I added a countdown to FASA(Fine Arts Summer Academy) Right now it's....*looks* 34 days, 9 hours, 12 minutes, and 7 seconds until we leave. =D

Oh, could ya'll please pray for me? I'm having alot of trouble keeping my thoughts in line. I think things that I don't mean over and over again, and it is driving me mad, because I know I don't mean them, but I think them anyway.

I've recieved a few awards, so I will post them now...

From Grace...

I won't award anyone this time because I have already recieved it, but thank you Grace!

And I have recieved this one from Laura AND Syd, I don't think I deserve it, but I have been awarded it anyway, so here it is...

Thanks so much guys! *thinks of people who have not already recieved this award* I award Mary Beth, Willow, Katy, Beth, Strive17, Raechel, Ariel, Mara, and Arianna Joy!

Okay, let's see...my sisters and I have finished the videos we needed to do to send in to the Annie Moses Band for FASA, finally! It took two forevers to do.

Poll time! I'm going to redo my template, button, everything like that! So I need your votes on this.

If you don't know what Bleak House is, click here.

Hm, I think that's all, but, WAIT! We can't go on without a Silly Song!

That's all for now!

God Bless You,

 Taylor

Hey y'all! I'm updating because I feel like it.

So, I had my piano recital, and I played the first song I did almost perfectly. Then....*dramatic music plays* I did Nocturne. This is what I was feeling like...  It wasn't too bad, I stopped a few times to find my place, but I'd say over all I did well, and when it was over, I felt like

Well, I've deleted my tempalte blog, and combined it with my graphics blog. I really want to get another blog for something else, but I can't think of anything to use if for. Could you all give me some suggestions? Or should I just not get another blog?

Well sorry this post is so short.

Blessings,

 Taylor

Edit: Here's a video I made on my computer. I think it's funny, but that's just me.

PS If it doesn't work at first, skip some of the title part, and that should hopefully work.

Hilo ya'll! Whassup? I know I just made an entry, but oh well!

My back is getting alot better, HUZZAH!

I have a piano recital on Sunday, and I am playing "In Dreams" from LOTR and "Nocturne". Nocturne is the HARDEST SONG I'VE EVER PLAYED!!! I'M GOING TO DIE OF PIANO OVERLOAD!!!! Oh well, here is the sheet music to Nocturne, sorry if it's a little small.

Well, therez it iz.Here is a VERY funny video my Mom found, I just had to share it with you guys!

Okay, I'm doing to tags I stole from REBELXTi.

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

What is your salad dressing of choice? I don't like salad

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Cracker Barrel

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? PO-TA-TOES!

What are your pizza toppings of choice? just cheese please!

What do you like on your toast? my best friends' mom's strawberry preserves, which we have nicknamed "red love" because, well, it is!

Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate

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

How many televisions are in your house? three, one doesn't have satalite, one is in the living room, and one is in our parent's room

What color cell phone do you have? No cell phone, so no color

Do you have a laptop? nope

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

Are you right-handed or left-handed? Left, I'm so special ;-P

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? MY WORD NO!

What is the last heavy item you lifted? Dunno

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Nope, but I've imagined it

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

How many pairs of flip-flops do you own? Too many, but I only wear one pair!

Last time you had a run-in with the cops? excuse me?!

Last person you talked to on the phone? Dad

Last person you hugged? Um......

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

Season? Summer and Spring

Holiday? Christmas and Fourth of July

Day of the week? Sunday, Saturday, and Monday

Month?  Dunno

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

Missing someone? ...

Mood? It's all good!

What are you listening to? my sister talking about Tristan in "All Creatures Great and Small" when he keeps ruining the cars

Watching? Nothing

Worrying about? Nothin'

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

First place you went this morning? my desk, to get an early start on school

What's the last movie you saw? I think it was the older Pride and Prejudice (sp?) either that or The Importance of Being Earnest

Do you smile often? I don't know, ask someone who I am around all the time

Do you always answer your phone? The home phone sometimes

It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? I wouldn't get a text message

If you could change your eye color what would it be? I like my brown eyes, thank you very much!

What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? CHERRY SLUSHIE, OH YA!!

Do you own a digital camera? yes, but *tear* it's broken now ='(

Have you ever had a pet fish? My sister has, but not me

Favorite Christmas song(s)? TO MANY

What's on your wish list for your birthday? I just had my birthday, so I don't know

Can you do push-ups? sort of =/

Can you do a chin up? MY WORD NO!

Dose the future make you more nervous or excited? Um.....it depends on what mood I'm in

Do you have any saved texts? no, no phone 

Ever been in a car wreck? nope

Do you have an accent? EVERYONE HAS AN ACCENT SILLYHEAD! I dunno what mine is though, not very southern, even though I live in the south

What was the last song to make you cry? Non Nobis Domine (see the first song on my playlist) or one of the Casting Crowns songs

Plans tonight? eat dinner, wash my hair, practice guitar, yah

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? sort of, but I was all depressed and sad and was worrying, but I know now I wasn't at rock bottom

Have you ever been given roses? I've been given flowers, but not roses I don't think

Current hate right now? No hate. I say I hate things, but I just mean I don't like them *is trying not to say hate when she doesn't mean it* 

Met someone who changed your life? sure!

How did you bring in the new year? I wandered in the house until it was midnight

What song represents you? dunno

Would you go back in time if you were given a chance? no, everything has worked out alright, and I wouldn't want to change that by accidentally making the British win the Revolutionary War. =P

Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? I'M ONLY JUST 14!!! MY WORD, DO YOU EXPECT ME TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP LIKE THAT AT THIS AGE? YESH!

Do you have any tattoos/piercings? Only my ears

What songs do you sing in the shower? Over There

Ever had someone sing to you? my siblings and friends

Do you like to cuddle? Depends

Have you held hands with anyone today? Don't think so

Who was the last person you took a picture of? UM.........

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

Do you believe in staying close with your ex's? once again, I'm only 14. I've got my whole life ahead of me to decide things like that. besides, I'm hoping not to have ANY ex's.

Are most of the friends in your life new or old? New

Do you like pulpy orange juice? YES

What is something your friends make fun of you for? sure, just can't think of any now

Have you ever ridden a elephant? I wish!

Do you like to play Scrabble? sometimes

What are you saving your money up for right now? TO GO TO FASA IN TN FOR THE SUMMER!!! =D =D =D

When is the last time you ate peanut butter & jelly? a while ago

What were you doing at 12am last night? sleeping

What was the first thing you thought when you woke up? don't remember

I tag gelpenprincess, dreamwalker, and Syd

Here is the other one...

Here are the rules:

• Answer all 10 questions! Then,
• Tag 3 or more other homeschoolers!

HERE WE GO:

1) How long have you been homeschooled?

Almost 5 years

2) What grade are you in?

8th

3) What is your favorite subject(s) in your homeschool?

Math and Reading 

4) What is your least favorite subject(s) in your homeschool?

SCIENCE

5) What is a current/previous homeschooling challenge you've faced?

Well, the first year was really hard, because I was used to private school style, and there were some 4th grade tears shed about it, but it's all good now!

6) What are you looking forward to over the coming year?

Working extra hard in high school 

7) Name three things you like doing in the summer with your family.

Hanging out, going places, and enjoying the warm weather

8) What other activities do you enjoy, such as sports, hobbies, etc.?

Reading, writing, being with my friends

9) Are you taking a foreign language? Are you going to in the future? Which one?

Latin now, sign language in the future 

10) Where do you homeschool? (Kitchen table, livingroom, etc.)

In the school room at my desk

I tag anyone. That's all for now!

Blessings,

 Taylor

Hilo! I thought of some things to make an entry about. =)

First off, On Friday I stubbed my toe so hard on my desk that it started gushing out blood. (My toe, not my desk ;P) It hurt like there was no tomorrow, and I wanted to chop my toe off, but it's getting better now.

Yesterday I slept on my back wrong and it also hurts SO SO badly, if I move even one inch it starts hurting. So I guess this week is filled with pain. =P

My LLT gave me an award, here it is...

Thank you Zelly!!!! *hugs* I award Pip, godsdaughter, and GottaluvBooks!

I guess I also got an award from Hailey, so here is that one...

Thank ya Hails!

Blessings,

 Taylor

Edit: Here is an award from Laura and Martha.

Thanks so much y'all! *hugs* I award writer4him, fiddler4him, and Missirocks!

Hello every-peoples! I had a great birthday!!!! Well, actually, two parties, one with my family and one with my friends. I had the one with my family on Sunday and the one with my friends ON my birthday.

My family party was so very good! Here are the things I recieved and who they were from...

From Mom and Dad: Money to spend on Amazon

From Uncle Eric: Gift card to Target

From Grandma and Pa: A sheet of paper saying I'm GOING to get an outfit with them

From the interim pastor and his wife: $10 and a photo album and frame

I had Smokey Mountain Chicken(which is delicious, I might need to post the recipe sometime), Mashed Potatoes, and of course CAKE!!!!!

THEN I had my party with my friends, which was a costume party. I will try to post pictures of it when I can. We had hamburgers and fruit punch, which Hailey said looked like blood and if we were outside we would cough it up to make it look like we were coughing up blood. Haha. Later, we got out of our costumes, went upstairs, and acted like....um.....7 girls all cramped up in one or two rooms. Then we had cake and presents.

From my friends(who are all sisters): Gift card to Target and some earrings

From Mom and Dad(again): The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 4 disk DVD set

Hailey is sewing me a skirt for my birthday, so that may take a while, and Emma is still trying to get something. Also, my grandparents in AZ will be sending me a box for my birthday.

Okay, now, I saw pony was hosting a contest, and I would like to do it, so here goes...

 Here is my apple,

I'm eager to eat,

Such a nice looking apple,

What a nice sort of treat!

Here is my apple,

I'm ready to munch,

Wait, there's bite mark,

Aw man, that was my lunch!

There ya have it! Okay, I'm stealing a tag from Storyteller...

Growing up/now:

[X] Own/have owned a denim jumper(only two, and that was a LONG time ago, and I never wore them)

[] You were at least 13 when you got your first "trendy" haircut (???)

[] Everything in your closet at some time was referred to as modest (I DON"T KNOW!)

[] You do/have tucked things in that shouldn't be tucked in (blech)

[] You have been a member of at least 2 co-ops (I had a bad experience with the first one)

[X] You were a true 16 and never been kissed (I'm not 16, and I haven't been kissed by anyone I"m not close to, so I suppose I'll mark this one)

[X] Your mom drives a van of some sort (a mini van)

[] You have at least one childhood picture where you, your mom, and all you siblings matched

[] You are/were/will be a PSEO Student (??????)

[X] At some point in your life you were more comfortable with adults than kids your own age (Don't remember, but probably)

[] Have studied ways to defend your beliefs, debate, and/or create laws

[] Used uber conservative A Beka or Bob Jones curriculum

Total so far: 4

[] You use big words that most adults could not use in conversation

[] You can use the words sublime, epiphany, and cognizant correctly

[X] You have a favorite word. (Flummoxed)

[X] You have an understanding of Latin root words and how to use them (more or less)

[X] People from the outside world are referred to as "public schoolers" (sometimes)

[]You or one of your siblings knits.

[] You laugh at the decline in literacy in America

[X] You score constantly higher than "public schoolers" on standardized tests. (ever since I was homeschooled)

[] You have no concept of cafeteria food (what does that mean?)

[X] Family vacations are/can be referred to as "Field Trips" (some of them)

[] Traveling on said vacations have included stopping at historical site markers along the way

[X] You have never been in a public elementary school, middle school, or high school during regular school hours (not that I can remember)

[] You have gone to or been involved in a homeschool convention

Total so far: 10

[X] You read books on a regular basis (there was a point not to long ago when I stopped, but now I'm back to my regular reading self)

[] You have taken part in a political protest

[] You were a Pride and Prejudice fan before the movie

[] You were a Lord of the Rings fan prior to the movie

[X] You were a Chronicles of Narnia fan before the movie (OH YES!)

[] You speak a language other than English

[] You dream of dating characters from books instead of celebrities.

Total so far: 12

It (has been) ASS-U-ME-D that you:....(these may or may not be true, but people think they are)

[] Have won many spelling bees

[] Have no social life

[] Have no friends of the opposite gender

[] Are extremely inept

[] Only listen to classical music

[X] Play piano or the violin (cause I do!)

[] Do not own a pair of trendy jeans.

[] Have no knowledge of drugs or alcohol

[] Don't date, only court.

[] Have never been to a "party"

[] Know no other beliefs other than what your family believes

Total so far: 13

You have been asked more than 10 times in your life:

[X] If you wear pajamas to school (oh my, yes!)

[] If you get perfect grades because your mom grades you

[] If your mom teaches you or if somebody else's mom does

[] How do you meet people

[X] Why you aren't in school

[] If you get days off whenever you want

[] If you're going to be homeschooled through college

[] If you have a big family

[] What your parents are protecting you from

[] To quote something famous

[] For the answer, because supposedly homeschoolers always have all the answers

Total so far: 15

You have "rebelled" by: (not rebellion)

[X] Listening to "worldly music" (do The Beatles count?)

[] Wearing black fingernail polish

[] Wearing tight clothes or letting your midriff show or showing off what color of boxers you are wearing

[X] Watching a *gasp* PG-13 movie (I know, my parents might aswell cast me out of the family. No, they are the ones that let me watch them)

[] Breaking dress code (what dress code?)

[X] Listening to music with a beat (?????)

[] Dancing. Especially dances that involve contact for longer than 2 seconds. With somebody of the opposite gender. (I dance crazy, but not like what this tag listed)

OVERALL TOTAL: 18

1-10 You're not really a homeschooler...you just do school at home

11-21 You're a homeschooler, but not what the world expects

22-32 You're a homeschooler

33-? You probably wouldn't have facebook to begin with...but congrats you're the stereotypical homeschooler

Okay, aparently I'm a homeschooler, but not what the world expects. Whatever. =) I tag whoever wants it. That's all for now!

God Bless,

 Taylor

(Oh, before it's too late, click here)

Edit: Here is the award pony wanted for her contest...

Hello peoples! This is my second time trying to do this entry, let's hope it doesn't mess up again.

First off, my birthday is in five days!!!!! My family party will be tomorrow, and my party with my friends on my actual birthday, I'll post about those when I can.

I just got back from accomanying Emma for her flute contest, and she did very well, she got the best score possible! Of course, she wouldn't have been nearly as good without me. Joking. =P

This coming week is achievement (sp?) test week. I am not in the least bit nervous, I actually like it better than regular school because it goes by quicker and it is easier.

Okay, I have an award and some tags to do, so here it goes...

Here is the award from godzwilla...

I drew a copy of this picture in art class! I award Pip, nachoaveragegirl, and Syd!

Hannah95 tagged me, here it is...

How old is you dad's oldest brother's oldest child? Um.....uh......I don't know, I've never met whoever it is anyway.

What did you get your oldest brother/sister for his/her birthday? I don't have an older sibling, but the oldest one that I do have I gave them (Hailey) an owl coin bank.

Did you brush your hair this morning? Not in the morning.....but it is brushed, I assure you

When you open your eyes in the morning what do you see? I don't know

have you ever given to "Locks of Love"?  No, but I'm going to!!

what size shoe do you wair? 7 1/2 or 8 in womens.

what is the last letter in your middle name? E

are you wairing any finger-nail polish? Nope

what 4 people will you tag? gelpenprincess, butterflyqueen97, my LLT, and 1AspiringLilly

 Here is one I stole from smiley1.

1)Who is your top favorite LOTR character? Sam, Legolas, and Arwen! 

(2)If you could live in Middle Earth, what city would you live in? Either Rivendell or The Shire 

(3)If you were Boromir, would you have stood your ground when the orcs attacked you or would you have fled for your life? I'd run, and live to fight another day, unless I couldn't run, or one of my Fellowship buddies were in danger. 

(4)If you were given the ring, would you keep it for yourself or destroy it? I don't know.

(5)If you were one of the fellowship, which one would you be? The one I am most like or the one I would want to be? I don't know which one I am most like, so I'd want to be Sam. 

(6)Lets say you were Sam Gamgee.When Gandalf caught you listening in to his conversation with Frodo, and asked you to go with him on his journey, and you were informed beforehand that you would be going through Mordor and would most likely be killed.Would you accept his offer and be a true friend or would you refuse it? I would go because I'd be afraid Gandalf would turn me into something "unnatural" 

(7)When the Balrog attacked the fellowship in the Mines Of Moria and Gandalf yelled "fly you fools!" if you had the choice, would you have fled, or would you have risked it all, and helped defeat the Balrog? Run, Gandalf knows best!

(8)If you were Sam when he had Gollum in his grasp, would you have ended his pitiful life right then and there, or would you have spared him? Kill him kill him kill him!!!! Unless I chickened out of killing him. 

(9)If you were Treebeard, would you have destroyed Saruman along with Isengard,or just have destroyed Isengard, and left Saruman to starve? I'd destroy both him and Isengard, I would feel bad starving someone, just kill them then and there!

(10)If you were Frodo, and the RingWraiths were after you, would you risk being seen by Sauron, and put on the ring, or would you risk being seen by the RingWraiths and leave the ring in your pocket? Leave it, the Ringwraiths can see you even when you have The Ring on, can't they?

I tag Pip, Syd, Strive17, and anyone else who loves LOTR

Before you go, be sure to click here.

God Bless,

 Taylor

Edit: GottaluvBooks posted my 700th comment, so here is her award...