I'm 15, I horseback ride, play soccer, have dark brown hair, green eyes, and am 5' 4" tall, have 2 younger sisters, and I have a fat, cuddly, orange car named Rusty. I am a freshman in high school (homeschooled) and I have been homeschooled since 3rd grade. I am striving to serve the Lord in everything I do, and yes, sometimes it is hard, but with God all things are possible. You'll never know everything about me (well MAYBE, if you hang around for a loooong time!! lol) but why not get to know me a bit by taking a peek into my life. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:16:00 -0600 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:16:00 -0600 Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography   1. What does the 5th text in your text inbox say? "ohhhh...lol! drive late, late, late!! :)" 2. Who was it from? My mom's cell phone but my sister texted it. :) 3. What is your favorite way to fix your hair? Um...well I scrunch it a lot, straighten it sometimes, or a messy bun. idk... 4. Do you wear makeup? Yep 5. Where is your dad right now? Sitting at his laptop on the phone 6. Your mom? Um...I'm not sure. Somewhere in the house. I think maybe in the family room 7. Are you wearing socks? Yup 8. What are you wearing? Socks (lol), dirty jeans (hey, that's whatcha get when you work with horses even though I don't exactly LIKE having dirty jeans...), a blue tshirt, a black sweatshirt, a ring, and a ponytail on my wrist...lol oh and pearl earrings. Yep I gotta go down to the last teeny article of clothing. Well I left out some...lol 9. Ever been to Target? You've got to be kidding. YES! lol 10. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Debbie. Oh no, it was Mom. haha oops 11. What color is your phone? It's...kinda brown. :) It's pretty! 12. Do you play a sport? Well I...ok, long story short. Soccer (and horseback riding is a sport too!! You gotta be athletic for that too ya know...) 13. Would you say you're athletic? Um...I CAN be. But not...idk 14.Last thing you said? Yeah just a minute 15. What did you do today? Riding lessons, went to our friends house for lunch, went back to ride my horse, ate dinner...yep. interesting 16. Nickname? Hehe...you're gonna laugh. Willow 17. What size jeans do you wear? Uh why would I tell you? well I guess it's not THAT embarassing 18. What's your favorite dessert? All of them!! give em all to me!! well I do have to admit, ice cream and chocolate chip cookies are my favorite...simple and good :) 19. When was the last time you cried? It was...um...2 weeks ago 20. What color is your bedroom? Pink :P not baby pink   Now for finishing it up...I had to leave last night   21. Do you play any instruments? Nope...well I can read notes sorta and play the piano a little but not really 22. What color are you eyes? Green 23. If you could change the color of them, what color would you change them? I wouldn't change them. :) 24. Who was the last person that called you? Mom 25. What does the 5th text in your outbo say? Oh. My. Goodness. Not good... 26. Whose picture is on your wallpaper on your cell phone? I have 3 wallpapers cause there's 3 screen things and one has my friend and her baby bro on it, one has my horse Bill and the other is just an image that came on the phone. 27. What do you hear right now? My sis video taping me and this entry...lol 28. What are you saving up for right now? Well I should be saving up for a car but nothing really right now. All my money is just sitting there...lol 29. What's in front of you? My phone, a check that my mo should've mailed a long tme ago but forgot (oops), and a piece of paper 30. What are you excited about? Um idk...my aunt and uncle coming, riding Bill tonight...Thanksgiving... 31. What's outisde your window right now? There's 3, and one I see the swimming pool and the canopy thing, and out the others I see the upstairs deck/balcony with an airchair hanging off of it and the woods 32. What was the last thing that came in the mail for you? A letter...from Felicity 33. Do you wear glasses? Nope 34. When you woke up this morning, what did you think? "ugh I don't want to get up. I'm too exhausted...oh there goes my stupid alarm again...shut up phone...gotta get up...gotta get up...ok I'm getting up any second now...then I got up and went to the bathroom :) 35. What do you normally do when you're bored? Use the computer if I'm allowed, watch TV, text, clean my room...if it needs cleaned 36. What was the last thing you bought? My phone...I got a huge rebate on it though so it was a really good deal!! 37. What were you doing a year ago today? Cleaning the house for Thanksgiving I think...yep cause it took like 3 days...ugh... and getting ready for my friends to come over for Thanksgiving 38. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go first? Alaska :D 39. What's your favorite fruit? I love all fruit! But I like grapes and watermelon...:) 40. Do you have a digital camera? yes and I share my dad's too... 41. Do you get nervous easily? Um yeah...usually. :) 42. Did you know that it takes more muscles to frown that it does to smile?  Yup 43. Ever ridden a horse? Um YEAH!! 44. Do you know anybody whose name starts with a K? Yes a couple 45. Where did you last go before you sat down at the computer? I was already sitting...lol at the bar. :) Before that I went...I was in the schoolroom doing math. Blah 46. Is your room clean at the moment? yes I just cleaned it today...it's never really messy messy but just cluttered sometimes 47. Turn fully around...what do you see? The closet in the office (the room I'm in) 48. Where are you going to be in an hour? Riding Bill...down the road. Not riding him down the road but I have to drive down the road to get to where I'm going to ride him...*gasps for air*   Ok that's finally it. :) Thanks for reading. If you read it.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/747013/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:16:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/747013/ Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography   Thanks everyone for all the happy birthday comments! I was thrilled...:D My birthday was wonderful and busy...getting ready for my trip. 2 of my cousins and grandma came over for cake and ice cream then when they left I packed my bags and hit the sack... My trip to South Dakota was wonderful! We left on Sunday (the 15th)...we left around 8 am my time, and got to Mitchell, SD at about midnight their time. :) We got up early the net morning and drove to Chamberlain and stopped at this little restaurant called Al's Oasis. :) We arrived in Rapid City that afternoon, talked with my dad's partner (I'm calling him Mr. W from now on) for a bit, then went to lunch. We hadn't taken showers or anything that morning because we were going to clean up AT the hotel before my dad's meeting at 4. We got up to our hotel room, tried to flush the toilet and it didn't flush. TO make a long story short, the water was turned OFF! So I just threw my hair back, put on some makeup and perfume, and we left... Here is the view of part of Rapid City from our hotel room.       And our hotel room...mines the one with all the bags on it lol   So. After his meeting we went to this restaurant called Sanford's Grub and Pub. It was...interesting. Like a bunch of junk hanging on the walls and used to decorating, etc.. By junk I mean old hub caps for these half walls, old license plates, things like that. Ok so for the scary part. There were these tables and chairs for 2 people, and the chairs were shaped like HANDS! Yes, like human hands. Ok so take one of yuor hands, cup it, and spread your fingers apart. That's what they looked like. POST A COMMENT IF YOU DID THIS. Tuesday morning we had yet ANOTHER meeting. But first we went down to breakfast to meet another one of my dad's partners, Andrea, who is British and flew in from London the night before. How he got a British partner, I do not know. We had another meeting that afternoon at this coffee shop called Alternative Fuel. It was really nice! And the best part about it was that they played Christian music! You know like tobyMac, Francessca Batistelli, etc. Very nice. Oh and the people are so nice also! I mean I wasn't even part of anything but these people (the guys and girl my dad has these meetings with) made me feel it!! lol Wednesday morning we neaded off with Mr. W to this teeny weeny town called Timber Lake in SD to go to the place where the new businesses are going. They have 518 people. :) We stayed in the basement of a church that my dad's partner (not Mr. W) re-did to make it a little hotel. We (my dad, mr. W and I) each had our own room so that was cooL!! lol On Thursday it was basically a meeting all day long. Pretty boring. Luckily though I had my cell phone and my sister had my mom's cell phone so we were texting...:) And the signal out there is HORRIBLE! It runs your phone battery down like REALLY quick. If you want to be able to use it for anything that day, you'll only be able to use it once for a short period of time. But I brought my charger in with me. :D   Pic of the Lodge...   Thursday evening we went to Mr. W's cousin's house for dinner. He has 2 girls who are 7 and 5, and a baby boy who is like 3 months old. It was nice there, because it wasn't restaurant food. :) lol So Friday we headed back home...it was like an 18-20 hour drive...but we made it...ALL THE WAY HOME! We arrived at 3 am on Saturday morning though. :P lol I was sleeping a lot of the time when it was late  until my dad stopped to get gas and he brought me a Starbuck's frappe...then I was awake. :) And texting my friend...lol it was like midnight her time! Since I've been home, I've just read and read and read. I've been reading Sarah's book...:) Except today we did go Thanksgiving shopping. Well my sisters and parents are BUGGING me to get off now and make dessert. idk what I'm going to make. Thanks again everyone for all the happy birthday comments!!! ~Ellyn   Random picture of my cat Rusty laying on my bed this morning...he's so CUTE!!!!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/746735/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:02:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/746735/ Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography   For right now, I only have time to post one picture. It's a picture of me riding my horse Bill, but my face isn't in it. Sorry! I am going to post a bunch of pictures later on this afternoon but I just HAD to post this one. My sister took it and Bill's face is ADORABLE!! :D Here it is...    Thats Rikku in the background. :) Oky dokey, more updates later...gotta run. We're taking our Pilot (one of our cars lol) back to the dealership to see if they'll let us buy it...NOOO!!!!!!!!! I want to keep it!!!!!!! Basically, if they don't give us a low enough price we're not going to buy it. :( I love our Pilot WAY more than our other cars. Heehee...it's so much more...smaller and...cute. Ok I really need to go now. UPDATES LATER, SO COME BACK TO READ THE REST Okay, I'm editing my entry now. :) :) This will probably be the last time that I will post on my blog until the week of Thanksgiving. Want to know why? I'm going to South Dakota with my dad!!! He has a bunch of meetings out there, and him and his partner are starting a new "branch" to one of my dad's businesses and they have to move supplies out there and stuff...so it's definitely not a vacation but it will be a neat experience. :) :)  I'm excited but I'm kind of nervous and I'll miss some people and things here for a week. Like playing with Bill...:( We're leaving early Sunday (Nov 15th) morning and coming home probably on Saturday (Nov 21st). So I'll be able to have my riding lesson!! I actually asked my instructor if we could reschedule it...:) For my trip...I have a deadline for doing my horse homework. It's November 23rd...and since I'm going on a trip I will need a way to watch them (they're DVD's and books) my dad is going to buy me a portable DVD player...just thought it was mandatory that you knew that.   Ok so now I'm going to post some pictures. :) :)  Of course, captions are underneath them. And credits also...:)   This is me riding Bill, my horse instructor, and her horse Sonny. :) [Picture taken by my sister Anna]   Bill and I again...:) I look really fat...please excuse that. lol It's that jacket...it's so short! [Picture taken by my sister Anna]   Here I am putting on Bill's rope halter...:) [Picture by my sister Anna]   Well I think that's just about it. I might be able to respond to comments, so keep posting them. :) I will be able to read them and maybe respond but if not I WILL be reading them. :D Hope to hear from ya'll when I get back from South Dakota!! ♥ellyn http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/744405/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:18:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/744405/ If you would like me to make you a template, visit my template blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/cutesttemplatesontheblock. Feel free to take my button! Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography ๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫๔♫ My title tonight is incredibly weird!! Haha...just bear with me here, ok? Tonight I had a dilema...I did not want to go to open hours to work with my horse. When I go, I don't get anything accomplished. I mean anything.  I know it's me, because I'm under confident, which isn't good! I don't feel like I'm at that point where I can say, "I know what I'm doing wrong and I know how to fix it!!" And I don't know what to do about it.  My instructor thinks I'm doing REALLY well but I don't...my dad said for the next few times, he wants me to just spend time with Bill...undemanding time like rubbing him, grooming him and just walking around with him. I will do that...I still need to talk to my instructor about what to do about everything else (if anything!) but I don't want to!!! I hate doing stuff like that...it never comes out right. Ugh I don't know.... I'm not trying to brag, but in 8 days, it will be exactly 6 months until I can get my driving permit! I'm SO excited...:) And also in 8 days, it's exactly a YEAR until I can get my LICENSE! AHHHHH!!!!!! The other day we were driving down the highway in a heavy traffice area (well you can't really avoid those on a busiest highway in a big city) and I said to my sister, "Can you imagine me driving? Cause I can't." And she thought for a second and said, "Yeah," I cannot imagine myself driving...I mean of course I want to but I just can't see myself sitting in the driver's seat with my mom in the passenger seat, driving down the highway, trying to weave in and out of traffic...ahh it's unreal. Oh btw did I meantion that in 8 days it's my birthday? lol I totally forgot to mention WHY it's 8 days!! lol SO...besides complaining about how I never get anything accomplished with my horse, I've been spending time with my friend (the one who I mentioned a few entries ago...), babysitting, and TRYING to catch up on school. I really don't care about too much, but I want to stay "updated" on algebra...I'm behind a year because last year I was so darn busy, and so now I have to finish up 8th grade math and move onto 9th. I do NOT want to be behind!!! Ahh it's getting late...kind of. Actually it's only 9:00 p.m. but I have other things to do!! ♥♥♥ellyn♥♥♥   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/742455/ Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:22:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/742455/ If you would like me to make you a template, visit my template blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/cutesttemplatesontheblock. Feel free to take my button! Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography    From my sister's blog...  1. What's on your mind right now: My horse Bill, I hope I don't get the flu, I wonder ig I have to babysit Tyler today cause I heard my mom talking about something like that on the phone and blah blah blah...  2. Who's your best guy friend: no guy friends...:P 3. Where is your biological mother right now: picking my 7 y/o sister up from riding lessons 5. Do you have any piercings: my ears. 6. Do you have any tattoos: hehe nope  7. Is your driveway steep: to correct you SIS, it's 1/3 of a mile, not 3/4!!! lol yeah, some of it is steep...ish  8. Name 3 things you did today: Riding lessons, ate lunch out and did math.  9. Last person you texted: Diane 10. What have you eaten today: smoothie for breakfast, a burrito for lunch, and Dairy Queen for dessert!! 11. What shoe do you put on first: I don't pay attention!!! I'm right handed, so maybe my right one.  12. What do you get complimented on most: Hmm...it depends on the person :) usually my hair...if not that, it's the way my hair is fixed or my clothes.   13.What'd the last text you received say: I think it said I love you?? I'm not sure  14. What is the last thing you do before you go to bed: it depends, sometimes it's reading, writing in my journal or just getting my pajamas on :)  15. Have you ever kissed somebody named Sean: what in the world? no!  16. If you had to choose to not wash either your sheets or hand towels which would you choose: towels?? 17. What would you change about you life right now: put it on pause!!! or slow motion actually, cause I want some things to happen, just not so fast!! lol except I do want my birthday to come so that way it won't be as long until I can get my permit :)  18. How do you feel about public displays of affection: well...sometimes I don't care, others it gets on my nerves, it depends on my mood and who's doing it really.  19. Have you ever bitten your nails: *blush* me? Nooooo....j/k I always bite mine...:/ I NEED TO STOP THOUGH!  20. Do you live alone: right now yeah! I'm home alone so yeah! lol  21. Do you like someone right now: yup, of course! 22. Can you keep a secret: yeah 23. What has been the best year of your life: who cares? I don't know anyway  24. Do you have any strange phobias: I don't think so 25. What is your favorite Romantic movie: none...hehe  26. Are you happy with your living arrangement: like where I sleep and stuff? nope  27. Have you ever played twister: I think so... 28. Have you ever been drunk at school: I don't drink   29. Last thing you received in the mail: a letter that I still haven't replied to. 30. Have you ever kissed someone whose name begins with D: yep 31: Ever had a sleepover with the opposite sex: with my cousin! it wasn't a sleepver though, he was just staying at our house and we had to sleep together...all 5 beds were filled.  32. Do you have trust issues: no I don't think!!!  33. Do you tend to rip the label off of water bottles: heehe sometimes and it drives my sister nuts.  34. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone: Diane 35: Are you a cuddler: yeah sometimes  36: When was the last time you gave advice to somebody: the other day...I've been telling my friend "no vain imaginations!!" we're trying to work on it together. 37. What was going through your mind during your last kiss: nasty. nothing.  38. Have you ever hurt somebody when you were mad: hurt their feelings  39. Is it easier to forgive or forget: you're supposed to do both aren't you? 40. Do you give second chances to easily: Sometimes...:D Yeah, mostly.  41. Kiss with your eyes open or closed: what the...oh goodness, who cares? I don't go kissing people all the time.  42. Do you have a best friend: Yes 43. Are you friends with your last ex: don't have any ex's... 44. Would you live with someone without marrying them: Haha yeah! I do now don't i?? lol  45. Ever had plans but broke them: Plenty of times  46. Do you think your ex is a player: I DON'T HAVE ONE!!!!!!!  47. Do you have a friend of the opposite/same sex that you talk to 24/7: same sex and I don't talk to them 24/7  48. Do you remember what you were like a year ago: YES. dorky. 49. Have you ever had a dream about a person you love dying: *sniff* yes *sniffs again* 50. Who is the last person you cried in front of: Besides my family it was Diane. I felt like such a baby  51. Have you ever shaved in the kitchen sink: nope 52. Is it ackward when you run into you ex: UGGGHHHH...*evil glare* LEAVE ME ALONE already!   53: Who is the last person you've had a sleepover with: Uhh...well it wasn't exactly a sleepover, it was at Diane's house.   I had a riding lesson today...woot woot!!! And I am extremely busy so PLEEASE forgive me for not commenting back soonish...:) I think I might be slowing down a bit...lol That's all I have time for today. ~Ellyn http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/741481/ Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:54:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/741481/ If you would like me to make you a template, visit my template blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/cutesttemplatesontheblock. Feel free to take my button! Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography Well my parents are finally home!!! They came home at like 12:30 yesterday afternoon :) Oh my gosh, funny story. My sister and my aunts were watching TV on Sunday (I wasn't home, my sister told me this) and they were watching local news (that cheesy stuff...) and the lady said "It's going to be clear and sunny and then Wednesday afernoon..." AFERnoon :) lol Back to my parents now... They came home and they brought like 60 pheasants with them!! They didn't shoot them all, this guy out there that they stayed with (my dad's business partner's cousin).  They only shot a few...and they're sending them out in dry ice. I'm ohsohappy that they're home!! I couldn't have done it without a certain somebody...:P You know, God works through other people sometimes, and this time was one of them! God sure is awesome... And I didn't get the flu!! WOOT WOOT!!! Man I was kinda scared...but I knew that if I did get it, I'd most likely be fine. I'm a little bummed out though that everyone had to leave right away...it's like one day it's 80 degrees and the next it's 10. I think I'm going to change my template...I get tired of things easily...if this country wasn't so spoiled that wouldn't happen. Oh, here are a couple icons that I made that somebody might want...comment if you use em please!!     <a href="http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/?action=view&current=kitten-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/kitten-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>     <a href="http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/?action=view&current=beeflowersdaisy135_1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/beeflowersdaisy135_1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>     <a href="http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/?action=view&current=DEBBIE333_5-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/DEBBIE333_5-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>     <a href="http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/?action=view&current=beeflowersdaisy109_4-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w43/LauraE67/Icons/beeflowersdaisy109_4-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>   SO...I guess that's about it. Sorry for all the icons...my sister wants to get on now, so ttyl! Thanks for all your prayers, guys...they're really appreciated. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/739692/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:31:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/739692/ If you would like me to make you a template, visit my template blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/cutesttemplatesontheblock. Feel free to take my button! Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography Read my title. Yes, I mean it.  (don't I, greenpeppermint??) I'm not going to eplain every detail because 1)I don't have time and 2) I don't think the whole world wants to read about this. And I don't WANT the whole world to know. Things have been really rough on me since my parents have been gone and I don't know why I'm being such a baby about it, but anyways, everyone is always yelling at everyone else telling them to stop this or stop that, and my little sister and the baby are constantly fighting and stuff. So the other night (to make a long story short) I spent the night at our friend Diane's house (an adult btw) so I could actually get one good night's sleep. I had to babysit her daughter that night anyway, so I was there that afternoon too...but she took me home and to make another long story short, I went back home with her (yeah there was a reason).  So anyway that afternoon her niece and hey 2 boys came over for a while.........while I was there.............and the one boy and his mom have the FLU. I am NOT kidding you.  SO I'm really kinda scared. You know I don't THINK I'll get the flu but you know there is that chance that I COULD.  Our doctor said to stay away from people for 5-7 days if we don't have it by then. We were going to go out to lunch on Friday (Diane was going to take me and her daughter) and I think we still are because that will be 5 days... So there's why prayers are needed. Badly. I'm doing waaaay better but I still have that small little feeling in my stomach that something isn't right. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/737820/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:39:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/737820/ If you would like me to make you a template, visit my template blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/cutesttemplatesontheblock. Feel free to take my button! Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography Hey ya'll! How is everyone?? I wouldn't say I'm great but I wouldn't say I'm horrible. I'm ok. :)  These last 2 days have been C-R-A-Z-Y!!!  We found out (idk if I posted this in my last post or not) that my aunt was bringing her great grandaughter Kaileigh and her cousin...(not Kaileigh's cousin, my aunt's)  My little sister (who is 7) doesn't really get along with Kaileigh because she doesn't want to share her stuff or anything...it's ok sometimes but other times it's like we want to just put them each in a separate room!!! I guess I'm doing ok with my parents being gone. :/ I mean there are some times where I just wish they'd be home at that moment but time is going SO fast even though it's only been 2 days. I mean to me it seems like last night was a few minutes ago.  It's weird!! Haha The weather here has been pretty cold...but I'm used to it. :) lol It is rather cold for October 17th though. :) Well I guess I'd better be going now...Oh I decided I'm going to do what everyone else has been doing. :) Question-What kind of animal was my first pet? Answer will come next entry. :) EDIT: I was awarded (a loooong time ago) by Becky!!! Thanks SO much Becky, I can't believe I didn't even see it until now!! Haha I award: greenpeppermint, Anna, BeccatheGreat and Felicity :) :) Thanks again, Becky!!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/737029/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:17:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/737029/ If you would like me to make you a template, visit my template blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/cutesttemplatesontheblock. Feel free to take my button! Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography    I found this on my old blog...thought I'd do it again. :) :) For Today…October 14  Outside my Window…Well it's dark and very cold, windy and I think it's spitting rain  I am thinking…how my stomach hurts, how I feel bad for my aunt, uncle and her cousin who are staying with us, Mom and Dad leaving on Friday, and a bunch of stuff that I probably shouldn't list because it would take me all night. I am thankful for…My parents...I'm NOT thankful for my stomach ache. Well actually I am because of something, but nevermind that.  From the kitchen…Sandwiches were for dinner and apple crisp for dessert :) :)  I am wearing...jeans, a black 3/4 length shirt, socks and a black jacket My hair is...scrunched with my bangs pulled back I am reading…Mildred at Roselands  I am hoping…That I actually stay calm through this whole thing with my parents being gone and that my stomach ache goes away...oh and that I do fine during my riding lesson and don't burst into tears. Long story. It has to do with my parents being gone though I am creating...Nothing, I'm too busy I am hearing…Kaileigh talking, my sister talking, then coming down the stairs and them playing on the floor in the family room. Loudly. Around the house…My dad is working on his laptop, Mom is talking to my aunt, my aunt is reading or talking on the phone or something (I really don't know what lol), my uncle is....idk, my 12 y/o sister is writing I think (maybe...), my 7 y/o sis is plaing with Kaileigh and Kaileigh is playing with her!!  One of my favorite things…talking to my  friend, riding horses and being with Bill (not a boyfriend, my horse) A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week...riding lessons on Friday, open hours tomorrow, open hours on Monday, skating on Tuesday, open hours on Tuesday, smocking class on Tuesday, and idk what else...lol   My cousin's birthday is tomorrow...he'll be 20!!!!!  I feel so little. We used to play together and stuff and now...idk, it seems like he's just...like waaayyy older than me now. Epecially since he joined the Navy. Happy birthday, my cousin! (even though you don't read this lol) My friend Michelle's birthday is today and she's 17! Ok so I REALLY feel little now. Well, I think my parents decided to leave on Friday instead of tomorrow. I'm kinda glad. :D I can't believe they'll be gone for 10 days though. I wish they would just take a stupid plane and be done with it but they have to drive over because my dad is helping his business partner from one of his businesses move their business to South Dakota. Not THE business but like another "branch".  And he has stuff he needs to take over. It stinks.  It really does.  *tears* I will live though. I know I will because with God all things are possible. Right? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/736263/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:58:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/736263/ If you would like me to make you a template, visit my template blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/cutesttemplatesontheblock. Feel free to take my button! Don't forget to visit www.homeschoolblogger.com/lovelanguageleadership. Visit my Flickr at www.flickr.com/ellynsphotography Wanna be on my mailling list? E-mail me or post a comment with your e-mail address! Yay! I'm actually posting within a week of my last post. Actually exactly a week. :) My open hours started on Thursday...I went, and I didn't do good because I was nervous. That's just like me, although you wouldn't believe it just from reading this unless you were some person who can tell what people are like fro their writing...ANYWAY... I had a riding lesson on Friday but didn't ride...it went well... I went to open hours yesterday and it went well too...it was funny though. We skipped school yesterday because since my parents are leaving, my mom needed to get a lot of things for their trip.  So we were gone until like 3:30ish, and i had told my mom I wanted to go to open hours that night.  We also had some other errands to run that couldn't get done before open hours or dinner. So we planned that I would go there from 4:30-5:30 and I would go home, eat dinner and then we'd go run more errands! Sounds good, right? Well we got to the camp and the gate was shut...so we called my instructor (who I later found out was gone for yesterday) on her cell and her house, no answer...so we drove away...after waiting a couple minutes. We came back because my mom's like, "What if something's wrong???" so we WENT back, got on the intercom and he gave us the code for the gate, we got in, and the gate shut behind us!!!!! So then the UPS guy drove up and then the girl who is supposed to be at open hours drove up. She told us that if we drove over something there, the gate would open. So everything went great as planned, only a little later. :D  It was like hilarious. :D  Anyway you're bored now... Ok so soccer is officially ended. We had our last game on Friday and it was SO cold.  I was fine though when we started playing but during sretches it was windy and freezing.  I am going to try and post more often now....at least once a week. If I don't, slap me! lol j/k, as most of you on here can't slap me. :D My sister can though... Ahh Anna don't read this!! Haha... ♥♥ellyn Woo hoo my sister taught me how to do hearts!!! Now I need a soccer ball...or a horseshoe... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/733762/ Tue, 6 Oct 2009 15:07:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/blackraspberrychip/733762/