Elizabeth's Blog - Homeschool Blogger

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:23:00 -0600

Man, it is so good to be home.

October 22nd we left for Oregon at 5:30 AM I think it was. Over an hour after we were supposed to. :D All the girls and little kids were packed and loaded before the boys were even awake! Well, besides Joe, ;&because he had to go to work at 4 AM. So, we can easily put the blame of being late on the boys. :-D We arrived in Oregon on October 22nd... late at night.. ate food that Grammoo cooked, and went to bed about 1 AM October 23rd.

October 23rd A few people went and picked up Grandpa's van and went and picked up the H's (Joe's fiance and her parents) and Joe at the airport. Then, they came back to Grammoo and Papa's house. We left for Canon Beach after that. We took the H's to their hotel, dropped off the food that Grammoo sent for them to eat, and cleaned up a syrup spill in the camper trailer. I don't think we did much else there in Canon Beach. We then drove to the R's (about an hour away). The R's are friends that Mom and Dad knew 20 years ago.. at Ecola Hall in Canon Beach. So, anyway, at the R's, they had another family over and we ate dinner and stayed up late. I think we went to bed about midnight.

October 24th we drove back to Canon Beach for the Ecola Hall Reunion. I believe it was that morning at the reunion, we played our music, and Dad spoke. I forgot what else we did that morning. At lunch time, while most all the rest Ecola Hall Reunion people went to take a tour of Ecola Hall, the R's, H's, and us went to the H's hotel room and ate hamburgers and hotdogs, walked on the beach, practiced our skits for the talent show, and talked alot. That evening, we went back to the church where we played our music earlier in the day and everybody reintroduced themselves and told what has happened in the past 20 years. After that was the talent show.. We did a few skits, and a few other people sang and did skits and such. That night we drove back to the R's, ate a little bit, and stayed up later than it already was.

October 25th we went to a morning service with the rest of the Reunion people.. which one of the alumni, who is a pastor, spoke. After that, we headed back to Portland to play at the Manor, which is a retirement home. I don't recall doing much after that.. went back to Grammoo and Papa's house and went to bed.

October 26th was our shower day.. LOL. I think about 6 people took showers that morning... That afternoon we headed to Salem, to Uncle David's house and had Taco's and Banana Splits and played bowling, golf, DDR, and boxing (which Katie H. beat everybody at the punching bags). Headed back to Grammoo and Papa's house late, slept there. This was also the day that a few of us started feeling sick.

October 27th was Mom and Dad's 25th anniversary. Grammoo, Uncle David and Aunt Fran planned a surprise party for them... had a nice mix of friends and family. We played our music at it, with Uncle David joining us with his bass. But, backing up to the morning, that was when most of us were feeling sick.. that and that night. So Mom got some medicine for us... Somehow we figured out we had the swine flu.

October 28th we woke up EXTREMELY early and drove to NCCS (North Clackamas Christian School) and played music there. After that we went and played at Gilman Park, another retirement home. After that we went back to Grammoo and Papa's house and vegged out. By then, we were running temperatures.. Eric's got up to 107º. A few others had 104;&º.

October 29th we went to Grandma Kathy's house all day.

October 30th Joe and the H's were taken to the airport to fly back. We went to Deseret (a Mormon thrift store.. because the Mormons are the only sources we can find for modest clothing!) and shopped there for a while. After that we drove to Vancouver, Washington and Emily, Kate, Tess, and Abby got their ears pierced. Then we went to the Guitar Center and dropped off Dad, Ben, Em, and Eric, and Grandpa's van. The rest of us went back to Grammoo and Papa's house. Later, Uncle David also came to Grammoo's house.

October 31st we hung around Grammoo and Papa's house all day, packed so we could leave early the next morning.

November 1st we were homeward bound. Got home late. Crashed.

November 2nd Mom and Ben went shopping for hunting. We did some things to get ready for hunting.

November 3rd We headed up to the mountains to hunt about midday. Set up camp and hunted that evening.

November 4th Hunted. Joe got his deer. Joe also had to go back home to work.

November 5th Hunted. That evening Ben got 2 deer.

November 6th Hunted the morning. Went around the loop. Kate got a deer. Packed up and left for home. Joe left home to go work in a different city for a few days.

November 7th hung out around home. Ben, Eric, and Em went hunting on the G's land. Shot at a few, but didn't kill any.

November 8th Processed all 4 deer. Ate pizza for dinner. :-D

November 9th is today. We are all mostly over the pig flu. Dad might have got pnumonia. We are still coughing. A few of us have runny noses. Dad and Ben went back to work today. Joe is expected back today, I think. It is also exactly 1 month until my birthday! EEk! Time travels WAAAYYY tooooo fast. But, none the less, as much fun we had in Oregon and hunting, it still is sooo good to be home. ;& As you may see, I changed my template. I never got around to fixing my other one.. I do wish HSB would get some new templates, though. :-)

Now, I won't blame you if you skip everything. I admit, it is pretty boring. Mom is gone to town right now, so I will post this as soon as she gets back. I don't know whether I'll add pictures or not. I might just be too lazy. :-)

Auf Wiedersehen until next time.

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Posting again. :)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:13:00 -0500

Ok, a few people have wanted me to post again.. so I will! Long time no see, blog friends! :)

We are going to Oregon soon. We are going to play music! Also, we are going hunting JUST after getting home from Oregon... soo... we are pretty busy with getting everything ready for both Oregon and hunting! I have 1 vest and 2 shirts left to make (for our performance outfits). I am pretty close to freaking out!

We went shooting yesterday. I had to get a new scope because my previous one was broken, so a good deal of the time was spent siting it in. It was the weekend before hunting season started, so, it was quite crowded at the gun club!

Sorry if this post seems rather random... I am just typing what comes into my head. :P and things are not coming to my head.. we have been spending most of our time with planning for Oregon! I know I will have a lengthy post when we get back. :)

Auf Wiedersehen until next time!

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Posting again

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:02:00 -0500

Hey! I thought it was about time to post again, in case there might be someone who actually reads my blog. :-)

I'm sorry, but this post won't have any pictures in it. I don't have PSP on this computer, and the other computer open to us kids has it's graphics card removed, seeing as Joe's graphics card was having problems, so he took the other graphics card to replace it!

Ok, trying to think now what has happened since I last posted, on January 4th...

February 14th the twins and I made corndogs, coleslaw, and cubed potatoes for dinner... First time we'd ever had homemade corndogs... they didn't turn out too well!

February 28th our family went and played at a Methodist church in our tiny town. That was a lot of fun! Go here to see pictures of then.

Sometime earlier this month, March, Joe applied for a job at Horizon Air. He was interviewed, then sent to Seattle for another interview on the 19th.
Also, on the 19th, us girls and Dad played at the local homeschool talent show. We played Come to Me. Click here to hear the album version.

Now, that I have said all the semi-interesting things that have happened, I am up to date.

April 4th is the planned date for a ladies luncheon the M. girls and us are hosting.
Also, April 4th is the date for the ACT I am to take. That will be a very busy day!
Joe is going to take me to the ACT, I gotta be there by 8:00 am. It lasts until roughly about 12:30 pm. From there, we are going straight to the place where the luncheon will be, and Joe will drop me off, and then we will set up for the luncheon, which starts at 2:00 pm. At least, that is the plan so far.

The 5th Joe is leaving for Seattle again to take some tests on airport codes, the phonetic alphabet, and who knows what else. If he passes those tests, he is going to head straight out to Portland, OR for training for the Horizon job. He'll get home the 10th. He then has the 11th and 12th off, then goes to work the 13th.

The 11th is Joe's graduation celebration. We have most of the invitations/announcements sent out, but not quite all.

That's pretty much whats been and will be happening! Have a great day, ya'll!

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P.S. Oh, and I have posted about the new session at YLRR! Go here to see.

P.P.S. To my SSA, thanks for the card! It was very encouraging!

Young Ladies Read and Review

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:55:00 -0600

Hey! I have made a new website! Here is what is on the About me page, and here is the link to it. Young Ladies Read and Review

"YLRR is a group of Christian young ladies who will read one good/edifying book every 2 weeks and write reviews on the books; discussing the books.

I have started this group because I, as a 15 year old girl, have trouble finding good books to read.

The books that we will be reading are books that I have already read, and are also approved of by my parents. On some later date, I may start taking book suggestions.

The group is more pointed for teenage ladies, but older ladies are welcome, including moms!"

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Mesi and Sydney

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:37:00 -0600

Growing in Grace is having another giveaway! 'Mesi' A Girl of Grace and 'Sydney' A Girl of Grace! Go check it out!<center> ~(~)~(~)~ ~Elizabeth~ ~(~)~(~)~</center>

Ketchup !!!WARNING 44 Pictures!!!

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 21:15:00 -0600

Yes, the title was meant to be what it is. :-) It was like, hey, I love ketchup.. and it sounds the same as catch-up, so, why not? Call me crazy if you like. This blog post will be going on both my blogs... On one blog, I haven't updated since September, and on the other, I haven't given a decent update since November! So, here is a decent update.. or ketchup. What I'll do is post pictures, and then say anything related to them... even though several will be quite random.
October

Early October us girls made hamburger buns! They were so good! Looking at this picture makes me hungry. :-P

Me doing a photoshoot of Elle the Adorable. Abby is the in the background, and so is Duke

Excited about something!

Smile!

Rolls I made for Ben's birthday dinner on the 5th. Yum! I can almost smell them.

Making rolls... No, I am not mad, just concentrating... though it could have been very possible that I was bearing hard feelings towards the photographer (Joe) for stealing some!

Ben and his cake. Guess how old!

We went gleaning potatoes and grapes with Mrs. H1. It was a lot of fun!

Katie H2. and Anne.. they look like they're dualing! We went to the H2's house for dinner.. I think this was because it had snowed too much to go on with our plans to go shooting that day with the H2's, so we went over for dinner.

We all got a laugh off of this sign on the way home from the H2's house.... ONE of the local caSINo's.

Snow!

Who is THAT!

Yay! Finally we got to go shooting! Snow melted. :-) Me and my Savage... NO, I am not shooting Kate!

The staggered line to the targets.

Katie H2 shooting Joe's .270

Mrs. H2 gave us this project. :-)

Another time shooting. Emily and AR-15. After shooting it, you can't help but go away grinning. :-D

Eric and SKS

Late October we went hunting.. you can read about it HERE.

November

Traditional dinner for when we butcher deer. I shall spare you the details of the butchering process. :-)

I certainly don't remember this picture being taken!

Anne teaching Elle to do... um.. as you see above.

Kate and Elle

Wrapping Eric's birthday dinner... Eggrolls!!!!!

The birthday boy. No, he is not sleeping, just blinking... and I posted this picture for lack of better picture. Just after this picture was taken, the battery ran out.

Elle wearing the dress Emily wore to a friend's wedding in '99, I think.

December

At my party, the girls and the little people made graham cracker houses. There was more girls/little people than shown in this picture. :-P

Waiting to open presents.

Mr. and Mrs. H1

Cake!

A few minutes after blowing some gunpowder, the boys are looking at the cross that Joe put up on top the house. Obviously, it was cold!

I had a lot of fun at my party. :-D I did the decorating and made the cake. We had 16 guests, then add our 14... The guests arrived at 12:30 PM and left at 5:30 PM! Guests brought finger foods.

Practice just before the Messiah Festival. A few days later, there was a story in the paper about the Messiah, and Tess was in the picture!

After the Messiah! Us girls with Katie H2.

Mr. and Mrs. H2. after the Messiah. Neither of them sang in it.

The hat and scarf that my friend, Britta, gave me for my birthday!

Presenting.... Mr. and Mrs. M with their armless daughter! Anne, Elle, and I.

I look like I'm falling asleep...

Acting like a punk. No, I did not dye my hair!

Emily and Jay working on Aunt Barbara's Mexican Wedding Cakes for giving to the neighbors.

Yum! Now to wrap 'em up, knock on neighbor's doors, carol for them, than give 'em these! For the recipes, go HERE.

Anne's birthday dinner of sushi, with cooked fish. Yum!

Birthday girl with her pies. Nmmmm...

Girls from Peru, and Anne.. Ada, Elibeth, Anne, and Gledy. Ada and Elibeth are sisters, and Gledy goes to school with Elibeth.

I really like this picture of Anne. :-D

Now, I'll scare you off with this picture!

This update was only up until December 18th.

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~Elizabeth~
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Christmas Meme

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:10:00 -0600

One of my friends from Blessed Maidens, Elise, tagged me!

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your family and friends.

Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!!

Change all the answers so that they apply to you.

Then tag a whole bunch of people you know. Tis the Season to be NICE!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, totally!

2. Real or fake tree? Real! I love the smell. :D

3. When do you put up a tree? We haven't had a tree for sometime.. when we did get a tree, it would usually be around in the second week of December.

4. When do you take it down? Before January 1st.

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? My bible I received when I was six.

7. Hardest person to buy for? We don't buy presents much, unless Dad approves and you have the means, but the hardest person to make for are the three big boys.

8. Easiest person to buy for? Twins

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, two of them! Small ones, that would go on a mantle.. or on top of a fish tank ;)

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I like to write email, but like to receive mail. :D

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Haven't ever had one.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? N/A

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Seeing as we don't buy our presents, I'll say when I start making Christmas presents. I start making Christmas presents around the first snow... usually in October. As long as there is snow on the ground, I am enthusiastic about making Christmas presents. :D

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? As in giving it to another person the next year? No.

15. Favourite thing to eat at Christmas? Fondue

16. Lights on the tree? What would a Christmas tree be without lights?

17. Favourite Christmas song? I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day and God With Us both by Casting Crowns

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Ever since I can remember we have stayed at home for Christmas.. though I think an older sibling told me that we used to go to the beach when we lived in OR. Fore about the first 4 years of living where we live now, our family in OR would come out to us.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Nope. Never have cared. We don't do Santa.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? An angel

21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? It all depends.. We have done all of them on Christmas eve, or half of them on Christmas eve and the other half on Christmas day.. I don't think we have ever done them all on Christmas day. =P

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Santa. He has become the focus of Christmas in most families, instead of Jesus. Santa didn't come down to earth to die for us so that we may receive salvation.

23. Favourite Ornament theme or color? We never have had a 'theme' or specific 'color' for our tree... we put homemade ornaments on, or ornaments that were given to us when we were little.

24. Favourite for Christmas dinner? Christmas Eve we have Rubin sandwiches, fondue with french bread cut into bite sized pieces, spinach dip and the french bread cut into bite sized pieces, l'l smokies, and I can't think of what else, if there is an else. Christmas day I think we usually have Ham.

25. Favourite Decorations? Lights.

26. What do you want for Christmas this year? IDK

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Now, to tag as many people as possible: Anybody to read this through!

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Home-Educator Appreciation Day

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:33:00 -0600

I am nominating my Mom for the Home-Educator Appreciation Day over at GGM!

My Mom has been homeschooling since Anne was born, you could say, which is 22 years. She gave up a good job and career to stay at home for us kids. She has been/is a godly wife to Dad, and mother to us 12 kids, which I know can be quite a job at times, and requires a great deal of patience! She has helped me to try to reach my goal of graduating early, and is continuing to. She was in Oregon for 3 weeks recently, with Joe, and boy howdy did we miss her!

Fact: She is very deserving of this award!
Ok, ok, I know that my school would say that what I said above is an opinion.. I don't think so! But that is just my opinion... LOL :D

I love you, Mom!

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GGM

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:31:00 -0600

Growing in Grace is having a cool contest! Go here to see http://www.growingingraceonline.com/2008/11/countdown.html
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