A Maiden's Voyage - Homeschool Blogger

A new tag.

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:39:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,
Yet again, here is another tag. I shall post about something else later.

1. What time did you get up this morning?
6:00 am

2. How do you like your steak?
Medium

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Up

4. What is your favorite TV show?
I don’t watch much TV

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Maybe California, I don’t know much about other states. I would love to live in the wide open countryside!

6. What did you have for breakfast?
Zucchini Bread

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Amercian Beef, Zucchini (with parmesian cheese), Mashed Potatoes, and Gravy!

8. What foods do you dislike?
Cottage cheese, asparagus…

9. Favorite Place to Eat?
In the backyard

10. Favorite dressing?
Western Style Ranch Dressing

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?
A Golf Cart at the moment…(I really can though! Heheh)

12. What are your favorite clothes?
A long denim skirt and a long & loose T-shirt.

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?

Ireland, Scotland, Wales, so many places!

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
1/2 full

15. Where would you want to retire?
Retire? Who said anything about retirement? Not on the To-Do list!

16. Favorite time of day?
EARLY morning

17. Where were you born?
Roseville, CA

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Fencing, Basketball, Racing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Professional Skateboarding, BMX, Dog Agility, Herding trials, etc. I don’t know!

19. Do you prefer watching movies in the theater or on DVD?
DVD

20. What bad habit do you have that is hard to break?
Laziness

21. Name something memorable you have done.
Gotten about 5ft. of air with my bike on a tabletop jump. :+)

22. Bird watcher?
No.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Morning

24. Do you have any pets?
1 dachshund dog, 1 mixed-breed cat, 1 leopard gecko, 10 fish (I won’t name them all!)

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
I have decided Gerber knives are one of my favorite brands. And Siberian Huskies are officially my favorite dog breed. :+)

26. What did you want to be when you were little?
Everything

27. What is your best childhood memory?
Squeezing my little kitten because I was so excited to have him.

28. Are you a cat or dog person?
Dog person. I like cats though.

29. Are you married? How long?
No. No…

30. Always wear your seat belt?
….yes…mostly…

31. Been in a car accident?
No

32. Any pet peeves?
People “reminding” me more than once to do something.

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?
Sausage, bacon, cheese, onions, and pepperoni!!

34. Favorite Flower?
The small yellow ones you find on vegetable plants that show you will be rewarded for your labor!

35. Favorite ice cream?
Triple Dark chocolate w/fudge, caramel sauce, and whipping cream! Hehehehehe.

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
In and Out

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
...hopefully, 0…in a few years

38. From whom did you get your last email?
From my Mother :+)

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Big 5, Sports Authority, Online, PetSmart, a Gun Show :+)

40. Do anything spontaneous lately?
Decided I was going to make myself a medieval sword fighting outfit, and bought the materials to do so.

41. Like your job?
Yes

42. Broccoli? Cucumber?
Cucumbers

43. What was your favorite vacation?
Camping. I would love to do cross-country backpacking though.

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?
The family

45. What do you like listening to?
Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Big & Rich, Country music!

46. What is your favorite color?
Blue and Green

47. How many tattoos do you have?
None.

48. What is your favorite song?
I don’t have one

49. What time did you finish this quiz?
10:12 am

50. Coffee Drinker?
Yes…BLACK

Thank you very much for reading this. Anyone is welcome to complete this tag on their blogs. I would love it if you would post a comment and tell me so I can read it!

God Bless You
~Cornflower~

I decided to try this out...

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:17:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,
I found this on a friends blog and decided to write in my own answers.

Outside my window: The front yard and street, several trees, and an amazing amount of sunshine.

I am thinking: About how much I would like the music to play on LaLa, our online music playing thingummy.

I am thankful for: Life, God, the radio, family, our dog, good friends, my new knife, and country music!!

I am creating: Skirts, dresses, a cape, playlists, friendships, etc.

I am reading: The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques over again in chronological order.

I am wearing: A denim skirt, gray striped T-shirt, a green cape a sword and Gerber knife at my belt!

One of my favorite things: Knives, sword fighting, country anything, Siberian Huskys! So much more...

For education this week Cooking, business, play practice...

A keeper-at-home skill I am using/learning Sewing, the art of sword play (You would use that at home to defend yourself wouldn't you?)

A spiritual lesson I am learning Faith in what I do not know and cannot see.

A godly character trait I plan to work on: Kindness and readiness to assist others.

Scripture I am memorizing None currently

I am praying for My family and friends who do not know God, all those fighting in foreign countries, and some more personal things.

For the rest of the week Play practices, Cooking, Chiropractor appointment, Business, just everything normal

Well, there you have it. See you later!

~Cornflower~

An Interesting Tag

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:07:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,
I found this tag on a friends blog and decided to answer it myself as well. Here you are!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:00

2. Diamonds or Pearls? Pearls, nothing preferably

3. What was the last movie you saw in the theaters? UP

4. What is your favorite TV show? I do not know. We don't watch TV all that much.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Hot cereal, whole wheat bread, eggs, fruit, healthy things :+)

6. What is your middle name? Joy

7. What food do you dislike? Not much, maybe Swiss Cheese?

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Greatest Hits by the Rascal Flatts

9. What kind of car do you drive? A Golf Cart, anything I can.

10. Favorite Sandwich? BLT or a Pesto Panini.

11. What characteristic do you despise? Wickedness, Judging, Unfaithfulness, etc.

12. Favorite item of clothing? Loose T-shirts and a long denim skirt.

13. If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Heaven

14. Favorite brand of clothing? My own :+)

15. Where would you retire to? A lovely farm house on acreage with chickens, pigs, a cow, and LOTS of dogs, cats, and reptiles.

16. What was your most memorable birthday? Hmmm, I am now at a loss for an answer.

17. Favorite sport to watch? Dog agility and Herding Trials

18. Are you a morning person or a night person? A Morning person

19. Shoe Size? ...

20. Pets? A Dog, a cat, a gecko, and fish

21. Any new exciting news? I feel very happy about life

22. What did you want to be when you were little? Everything

23. How are you today? Determined to get things done

24. What are you listening to right now? My head spin

25. What was the last thing you ate? Whole Wheat Bread French Toast...delicious!

26. Do you wish on stars? No

27. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Green or Blue

28. How is the weather right now? 80-90 degrees F

29. Who was the first person you talked to on the phone today? Nobody

30. What is your favorite soft drink? I do not have one

31. What is your favorite place to eat at? Hmmm, perhaps Brookfields, Fresh Choice, Olive Garden, nothing EXTREMELY expensive

32. Hair color? Light brown with matural streaks of blonde and red

33. What was you favorite toy ,as a child? Our poor cat

34. Summer or Winter? Winter

35. Hugs or kisses? A good handshake

36. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate

37. Coffee or tea? Both

38. When was the last time you cried? Weeks ago, I cannot even remember!

39. What is under your bed? Scattered odds and ends

40. Salty or Sweet? Sweet

41. What are you afraid of? Hell

42. Do you make friends easily? Sometimes

Thank you for reading!

~Cornflower~

To anyone who still reads this blog...

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:34:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,

I apologize for being negligent with this blog. It shall most likely happen again :+) Anyhow, I am creating a new blog all about some of my favorite animals....Reptiles!! The Reptile House. Please go and check it out, add me to your friends list, tell your friends about me, etc. etc. Even if you do not care for reptiles yourself, this shall be an informative, fun, and happy blog. Soon (Lord willing) we will see breed profiles and care charts, essays, quizzes, poles, and the like. I will also link to fun websites, breeders, shelters, etc. If you know of anything that could be related to any of these topics, please either PM or comment me. I would love any information or stories (about your reptile/s) you would like to share! All of these things will not be posted anywhere else but at this new blog. I look forward to seeing you!!

Thanks for reading,
~Cornflower~

Giveaway

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:13:00 -0600

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,

How are you all? Miss Rachael is hosting a giveaway! With the help of Miss Monica June of The Chic Boutique, you could possibly win one of these these beautiful earrings. Follow the simple entering rules at the bottom to enter! The ones you could win…

Kiwi-Lime

Golden Amber

Autumn

To Enter:

1st entry Leave a comment on this post

2nd entry Post about the giveaway on your blog, with the link to THIS post. Leave me a comment with the link so I can find it!
3rd entry Tell 5 friends about the giveaway, anyone - adults, your friends - by email and CC: me on it mjdixon@kconline.com.

If you have not already put my icon for the giveaways I do on my blog, you can be entered a FOURTH time by doing so. Just copy the code, and put it in your sidebar.

You can subscribe to my feed on my sidebar to get a notification of when I post winners and perhaps more giveaways! I hope you all will enter. The deadline to enter *this* giveaway is the *10th of December*.

God Bless You

~Cornflower~

Oh Dear, I cannot think of anything to say!

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:57:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,

As I cannot think of a single thing to talk about and discuss,
perhaps a simple entry on what I have learned of lately, studying Veterinary Science from a 4-h book.

An Animal's Body Systems, and what they Consist of.
This is what I have memorized, not what comes straight from the book itself.

Cardiovascular: The Body's Blood System. Responsible for the body's blood flow.
It consists of the Heart (pump), Lymphatics and Arteries (pipes), Spleen (A filter and storage area
for the blood), and Veins.

Digestive: Crumbles and absorbs the food that enters your body. This contains the
Mouth (entrance point and crusher), Esophagus (the food tunnel,
Stomach (storage component), Pancreas (digesting area), Liver (the filter),
Intestines (jumbled tunnels food travels through), and Rectum (the Exit point).

Integumentary: In charge an animals body protection and pigmentation.
Includes the Skin (you know what that is), Fur (or hair),
Glands (in animals, a cell or group of cells that secretes a specific substance), Claws, Horns, or Hooves.

Urogental: Removes waste and assists in the animals reproduction.
Major parts are the Kidneys, Bladder, Uterus, Ovaries, and Testicles.

Respiratory: Supplies Oxegyn to the body and disposes of Carbon Dioxide.
This system is made up of the Nostrils, Nose, Lungs, Trachea, and sinuses.

Sense Organs: What animals use to see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.
These include Nose, Tongue, Skin, Eyes, and Ears.

Endocrine: Any gland of the body that secretes hormones directly into the blood or lymph.
For example the thyroid, pituitary, pineal, and adrenal glands are part of the Endocrine System.

Nervous: Assists the body in feeling and reacting. Consisting mainly of the Nerves,
Brain, and Spinal Cord.

Musculoskeletal: What its name implies, this system support the
body's movement and activity.
The Muscles, Ligaments, Tendons, Cartilage, and Bones.

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I shall now leave you to, if you will, ponder these long, scientifical names and
look them up in the encyclopedias and dictionarys, discovering there deep
meaning and vital importance. Or, I would think it possible,
though not entirely logical, to read this, store it in the innermost
parts of your brain never to be found again! and leave this blog, to
return another time. Your Choice......

~Good Day and God Bless You~
From a rambling,
~Cornflower~

Squaw Creek Resort (somewhere in Tahoe)

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:43:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,

Happy (VERY LATE) Independence Day! What did you do to celebrate? My family --and a very dear family we've known for a long time--went to Daddy's boss's suite in Squaw Creek, which is five miles away from Tahoe City. Oh yes...the suite was in a BEAUTIFUL resort!!!!! Here are some pictures of our trip...I will
narrate along the way.

Look at that beautiful mountain!!!

This is a picnic deck with a lovely view. We didn't eat here though!

That little cutie is Baby Hannah! (SO SWEET!!)

Elizabeth being silly.

"We Want You!" only with a smiley face!

(Okay, enough people pictures...let us begin the activities)

There was a really nice and inexpensive carnival there, right in the middle of the resort! This is John playing "Ring Toss"

Hannah (my sister) and I did the "Bungee Run". It was SO much fun!

Mommy signed Hannah and Iup for the "Water Sponge Relay Races" at 3:00 PM. When we were all done at the Carnival and the arcade (but I am too lazy to put pictures up for that) it was only around 12:00 pm. So we went swimming!! That picture on top is of Elizabeth going down the water-slide. It was 120 feet long!

And...um, that is...hehe...me. Understand why the picture is so small? Okay I was accidentally flipping! Next!

Here we are...after about three hours of swimming...at the relay races! Hannah and I were on a team.
I have to tell you how the races worked...I find it quite funny! We are all paired on teams of two. Hannah and I were already signed up together so we made an immediate team. At one end of our track (which was maybe fifteen feet long) there were two chairs about three feet apart--both with buckets underneath them. At the other end was two buckets filled with water and one sponge inside each one, the same length apart. One team would start at each bucket. When the caller said "Go!" one member of each team would grab a sponge, dunks it in the water so it gets wet, and run over to the chairs with buckets underneath them. Then they would place the sponge on the chair and sit on it to get the water out! They would then run back to their teammate and pass them the sponge. The teammate would complete the whole process over again. This will keep going until the water in the buckets under the chairs reaches a certain marked level. Whichever team reaches this level first wins!

Lots of people signed up for this but only three showed up (counting us). We raced against two brothers, one older and one younger. We beat them. The only team left to go to the finals (sort of) were a brother and sister. We all would have raced as usual if not who we were racing with were significantly younger than us. Daddy and the rest of us thought that it was not fair. So we asked the person who was managing this if we could do something never done before. We all matched Hannah with the young girl and me with her brother! It was a good match! Hannah and her partner won. I am glad that everybody was a good sport about things. All in all we had a good time :+)

That is (from the left to the right) Little Hannah, Auntie Grace, and beautiful mommy :+)!

The next day my family and I went on a hike.

Part of the trail.

There were many flowers that we took pictures of but I am not going to post those. This is a beautiful wild Columbine!

The ski run. (AKA Cable)

And finally a picture of the children!

I hope you enjoyed it!

God Bless You
~Cornflower~

I am Tagging Myself Since Nobody Else Wants to :+)

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:15:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,

I have decided to tag myself (I love answering questions!) since nobody else will!
Ahem (drum roll...PLEASE!!!!!!)

What is your favourite food? I like lots of things...I don't have a favourite!!

How many children to you want to have when you grow up? As many as God gives me.

Do you homeschool? Yes!!!

If so, how long have you homeschooled? My whole life.

Have you ever been to public school? No (thank the Lord!)

Private school? Nope!

DO you enjoy homeschooling? YES, yes, yes!!!!!

Why? I can be with my family all day long, I have more freedom to do what I choose and learn at my own pace (to some degree LOL)

Who teaches you? The best Mommy in the World!

Do you school in a classroom? No.

Where Do you school if not in a classroom? Really, in the living room or the kitchen :+)

DO you have a written Schedule? Sort of.

Do you always follow it? Do I have to answer that question :+)

DO you do any athletics? No, not really.

How do you exercise? I walk my dog around our court and up our street. I play in the backyard. I ride my bike and scooter. Lots of other things.

DO you have any animals? Yes

How many? Two

Do you like them? I LOVE them!

What is your favourite animal? A Dog

What is your favourite drink? Ummm....Mountain Dew Soda? I don't know!

Do you have any siblings? Yes

How many? four siblings. We have five children in all.

Is there anything...EXCITING! happening in your neighborhood or around your house? Well, if you don't count the (ADORABLE) kittens roaming around our house that nobody owns...then no :+)!!

What is one of your favourite activities to do in your backyard? Gardening

What is one of the things you like playing with your siblings? sword-fighting in our backyard and playing Medieval Ages Capture the Flag (or just "Fight for the Flag"). MACTF is just like regular CTF but with swords. (Play swords just so you know LOL)

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Everybody can do this if they wish! But please give me a comment so I can see what you said!

God Bless You

~Cornflower~

Template of the Week Contest,

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 19:34:00 -0500

Recycled Templates (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/RecycledTemplates/) is hosting a Template of the Week contest. Below is a description and the rules!

What happens in this contest? In this contest several templates compete to become the Template of the Week. This means that your template gets free publicity, you will get HTML advice from others and bragging rights and a banner if you win. Winners of the Template of the Week will be entered into the Template of the Month contest.

How do I enter? Every template that is submitted to Recycled Templates will automatically be considered, you do not have to send them in. I will choose several templates that I think will do well together and enter them in the contest. I will PM you if I choose to enter your template.

What is Recycled Templates? Recycled Templates is a website where you contribute old templates that you won't use anymore and 'recycle' them for other people to use.

How do I vote? You can either PM or comment me your vote. PMing is advised it you have friends in the contest, that way nobody's feelings are hurt. No anonymous comments will be counted.

Can I tell others about this contest? Yes! You may post this post on your blog to let people know. Please do not just tell your friends to go vote for you. You might have more friends that vote for you then other contestants do.

What sportsmanship do you require? I ask that if you win, please don't put anybody else down. I would like it (but it isn't required) if you went to the other contestants blogs and congratulate them if they win or tell them that it was a good try if they lost.

If I were entered into this contest can I vote for myself? No. You may however vote for somebody else who is participating.

Will I be entered multiple times? You could be. Right now there's only a few templates that have been contributed to Recycled Templates. Every time you contribute a template you increase your odds of being entered. At some point in time I will have entered everybody who has contributed.

What if I don't want to contribute something to Recycled Templates, could I still enter? At the moment I am only entering templates that have been contributed to Recycled Templates. My reason for this is: I don't know how many (or few) templates I'll have flooding in and I don't want to forget which ones are for Recycled Templates and which ones are for the Template of the Week contest. This will make it easier on me, but I might change this after a few weeks. My other reason for doing this is so that your template will be recognized as a good quality one and more people will use it one their blogs.

Let's say I have contributed several templates to Recycled Templates but there is a certain one I would like entered in the contest. Can I ask you to enter it? Yes! I'm not saying I'll do it right away but at least I know you would like it to be entered.

How often will this contest be held? Every Tuesday voting will end for the past three templates and the winner will be announced. At this time three new templates will be entered. Every three weeks the past winners of said three weeks will be entered into a Template of the Month contest. I may stop this contest in the fall because I will be starting school again and I have no idea how busy I will be. If I do quit in the fall I will start again next summer.

Is there anything else you would like me to know? Please remember that this is a HTML contest, not a popularity one. Please don't vote for someone just because you know them. Please be on your honor system at all times and please remember to have FUN!!!

Hope you all enjoy this!!

~Cornflower~

The Homeschool Boutique/BackYard

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:33:00 -0500

Greetings dear friends and fellow bloggers,

The BackYard is hosting their first contest! THB (The Homeschool Boutique) has donated one of Their T-shirts to the Backyard and you have a chance of winning it!

The contest rules are as follows:

You have to be 17 years or YOUNGER. Sorry moms!
You need to post an entry about the contest, providing links to the BackYard AND The Homeschool Boutique. The BackYard. The Homeschool Boutique
Go to the Backyard and sign the Mr. Linky on the bottom of the entry. Make sure you sign it with the direct link to your post. You don't want to be disqualified!
Then leave a comment and you're done!

I am going to participate as well!

Hope you do it! This is a very fun contest.

God Bless You
~Cornflower~