This is my blog where I can post my thoughts, pictures, things that matter to me, and above all, glorify my Savior! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:19:00 -0500 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:19:00 -0500 *hopes this THIRD attempt to post will work* Got lots of pictures to share, but I guess that's what happens when you wait a month and a half in between posts. :P June 28th Time for hair cuts! June 29th: Love that face! :D June 30th The sunset was GORGEOUS! July 1st Penny actually let Micah give her some snuggles :D July 2nd I did a photoshoot with Karah in the afternoon, and took some pictures of the other kids that evening when Sarah W. came over Moriah...I always get her when she's talking :D Sarah...she wore Sarah W.'s scarf like a head covering...we called her the Indian Girl :D Sarah W. with Micah...he looks shocked. lol July 3rd Tired kitty :) July 4th Dad and we older kids played Trac Ball, while the little ones played on the bouncy house (we had a cookout with our neighbors) This was the best I could get of the Moms...Mrs. Lori and Mom kept turning away from me. *sigh* Jeremy :) Amelia, eating her patriotic popsicle :D She wanted to sit next to Josiah :D I think she wants a brother ;) "Bite ah-nah?" Ain't she adorable!?!? :D Here Micah, YOU eat it! lol Independence Day would never be complete without some amazing fireworks! :D July 5th Mom was trying to explain the concept of "Big Boy Underwear" to Micah...as you can see, he didn't listen. ;) July 6th Meet Bob and Larry, my new paperweights :) July 7th Getting ready for our yard sale...not fun :P July 8th A moth on one of our flowers July 9th He has his football and baseball mixed up ;) July 10th Got a hair cut :D July 11th My movies... July 12th Well, this answers the question of what time this picture was taken ;) July 13th My little cucumber!!! :D You should see it now...I ought to make it my picture for tomorrow so you can see how much it's grown :D July 14th You saw Larry, now you can see Bob...or one of Bob's brothers. I've had several cherry tomatoes harvested! :D July 15th I straightened Moriah's hair, since she wanted to see what it would look like...we both agreed her curly look is better :) July 16th A sea of hair pins... July 17th Penny can make herself look so ferocious when she's angry! July 18th See how much Larry grew in just a couple of days??? :D July 19th Interesting place to choose for a nap...in between someone's feet :) July 20th Ok...I didn't realize I took so many pictures of the cats sleeping. :/ Will have to remember to NOT make that my picture for the day from now on. ;) July 21st Moriah and I were outside with Micah... Moriah having a thoughtful moment This is one of my favorite recent pictures of him...look at those big BLUE eyes!!! :D July 22nd Watching Daniel Gardner videos on YouTube July 23rd I did Moriah's hair in an updo...she forgot to take her earbuds out for the picture ;) July 24th New refrigerator!! :D AND new dishwasher! :D :D July 25th Karah really needed a hair cut!! Much better :D Micah decided he wanted a hair cut too :) July 26th It was International Cup of Tea Day, so Sarah and I had a tea party...please ignore the mess...and the rather goofy hat. We weren't feeling at all serious. ;) I used my tea cup from Liv and Amy for the first time :D I made her laugh so hard she cried...I don't even remember half the silly jokes we were telling :P July 27th Karah wanted her own tea party, so Sarah and I did one with her that night as well I used my tea cup from Rachel, and the tea flower she gave me :D The three of us together...and yes, I donned that huge silly hat again :P July 28th Princess and Rocky July 29th A close-up of the fabric I used for Sarah's skirt July 30th Moriah was telling Micah not to touch Rocky, and the next instant Rocky bit her ankle (he was playing, so she's ok ;)). lol July 31st Not only did I clean my ENTIRE room (closet included! :D), but I went through all my letters and got rid of some from girls I don't write to anymore (mostly girls that friendships ended). This is the folder of all my letters from Sam...I'm thinking I might need to get a different folder soon ;) I meant to get a picture of all my other folders with letters from everyone else, but it was devotion time right after I got that one done, so I forgot :( I did get a picture of the pile of torn up letters that went in the trash, though August 1st I got a package from BethNell in the mail! :D She sent me Now and Laters...heh. They're the first thing on my list of foods not to eat (from the orthodontist), but I ate them anyway. *runs and hides* I ONLY sucked on them, though...I didn't chew them. AND I brushed my teeth very well afterwards. :P PLUS!!! I shared some of them with the rest of the family. :D She also sent me a framed picture of us from last year at camp! :D Nothing drives me to wear those horrid glasses like sewing by hand. :( August 2nd *cough* In an instant of miscommunication, Micah got into some mischief....this is what he did to the laptop. He also poured a whole bottle of dish detergent all over the kitchen floor...we're still cleaning spots of white. :/ August 3rd A cheese and lettuce sandwich on air (aka a store bought hamburger bun). Delish. August 4th Sarah W. and her family got a new dog named Bosco, so we kids went over to meet him August 5th A clay butterfly...I was bored :) August 6th He's so funny when he sleeps :P August 7th Quick self-portrait while waiting for Sarah... Modeling her new skirt...probably one of my favorites of the ones I've made Another one... August 8th Sarah wrote a letter to one of her favorite authors (Wendy Lawton, author of the Daughters of the Faith series), and the lady actually wrote her back, with an autographed copy of one of her books! :D She was ecstatic! August 9th We celebrated Micah's birthday on Sunday, since I had to work on Monday :) He wasn't too sure of what to do at first... But then he got to blow the candle out...happiness :D Daddy helped him break the brownie up into smaller bites PRICELESS!!!! lol He was elated to find out that when you have a birthday, you get to open presents ;) Mom and Dad bought him a camera that plays music....it's definitely his favorite toy now. He kept walking around "taking pictures" of everybody! lol "Haha! I got Bubby!" I love his grin :D Afterwards, we went outside...Sarah wanted to take a picture of my new dress :) August 10th Before going to his doctor's appointment...goofy :D August 11th The back of Mo-Mo's head (aka Moriah ;)) August 12th The sign I put on Dad's computer (the second one...my first one got ruined :() in order to get this post done!!! :P Woohoo! I'm caught up!! :D http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/716805/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:19:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/716805/ Happy 4th of July everyone!!!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/704795/ Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:18:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/704795/ for all those pictures I was supposed to post yesterday. Apparently, when I uploaded them to photobucket yesterday afternoon, they all got resized to the smallest size, so I had to wait until today to redo them all. :) So there's your explanation. :P June 2nd *ahem* I really DO have a sweet side...it's just a little hard to see in this picture. :P Sarah just gets in my way sometimes ;) June 3rd Blurry but cute..."Hi up there!" June 4th Micah listening to Moriah's Ipod :) June 5th Heh...I was having fun trying on the skirt I'd just made for my Graduation. :P Please ignore the mess... June 6th Graduation Day!! Micah enjoying some frosting while I decorated my cake :) My cake....which actually never got touched until almost all the guests had left. lol It was supposed to be purple, too, but...turned out blue *sigh* My friend Rachel and I :) While the grown-ups talked downstairs...Micah decided to work off all those calories he ate. :P A cluster of girls I found eating in the upstairs hallway! :D I love Cathy's hat! A cd Dad made with the video from the ceremony plus an 8 minute montage of pictures from my babyhood to the present. :D Since we used the song in my ceremony, he also made me a cd with the song "Freedom" by Michael W. Smith on it The picture board we put up... My diploma!!! :D June 7th Our Great Great Aunt Martha and her sister, our Great Grandma :D I was trying to get a picture of Karah, but this was the look I kept getting O_O We kids, Dad and Jenny played a bunch of card games Jenny and Josiah :) After dinner, Micah found some plastic snakes and was "scaring" Grandma with them. lol Trying to put them in her hair... Lol! Laughing at Grandma Hey! You weren't supposed to be taking my picture! June 8th Jeremy's last ball game... Aww...Karah and Micah Watching an airplane fly by June 9th Cathy's graduation present to me...a scrapbook of me! :) The a few of the pages... My favorite...I'd totally forgotten about that! lol Loads of graduation cards!!! And that's not even all of them! O_O A box from Rachel, with the case for my pearl necklace from Mom and Dad beside it My keychain tassel :D The gorgeous tea cup from Rachel! :) June 10th My necklace from Mom and Dad- June 11th- I got a bunch of my pictures printed...and front page goes to the squirrel who ate the peanut butter jar. :D June 12th My gift from Sam- a scrapbook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D It even has pages from a bunch of my other friends, too, which made it even more special :D Thanks gals!! A few of my favorite pages...besides all the pages done by my other friends ;) And that's not even half of them! :P It's full of fun/silly/pretty/gorgeous/happy/serious/inspirational/friendship-full pages! :D June 13th We celebrated Judah's 9th birthday :D He wasn't too keen on all the camera attention ;) Jeremy...trying to scare my camera away :P Micah, with his chocolate covered face, trying to steal money and stickers from Judah's birthday cards. lol June 14th- I wish my hair would look that nice wavy all the time *sigh* That evening we went over to our neighbors' house so the younger kids could play with Amelia in the kiddie pools Judah Karah had Sarah draw her outline with chalk :) Amelia and Micah playing with her car The cutie pie eating her popsicle :D Micah looking very thoughtful June 15th Bachelor Buttons-pink ones! :) June 16th Purple/blue Bachelor Button with a creepy looking bug on it :P We've got a bunch of cherry tomatoes growing! :) My lens cap... Some flowers in the front.. June 17th Sarah has been making a bunch of business cards for Micah lately...on that particular day, he was a doctor :) June 18th Bunny in the front yard!!! June 19th Fake flowers June 20th Dad and I went to BethNell's graduation party :D One of the little boys she is a Nanny to, with Stephanie's mother-in-law, Mrs. S :D He was SO cute!! Beth and I Sunset on the way home...Dad's windows need cleaned again :) June 21st Father's Day... Opening his card... Surprise surprise! He gets chocolate! :P And gift cards to Panera and Cold Stone's :) Micah enjoying the chocolate Dad shared :) June 22nd I got Bleak House from the library, and watched all 7 hours of it. :D Great movie!!! June 23rd Uhhh...I never said you could take MY picture! June 24th *sigh* Every little kid does it at some point in their life...and now Micah has done it as well. Sarah left the make-up that she uses for play on the floor in Mom and Dad's room. When Moriah and I went in there, we found Micah putting it on. :P He wasn't too excited about having it washed off, and getting the classic lecture "Boys don't wear make-up: only girls do!" June 25th Poor fly got caught in the spider's web. :( June 26th Another of Micah's "business cards"...this time it's more like a diploma :P June 27th More pink bachelor buttons :P I love the yellow flowers :D (Fashion posts are below...scroll down for them :)) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703289/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:23:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703289/ The last day! :( What I'm Wearing: Grey Shirt-Energie (I'm pretty sure) from the thrift store for $2 White Skirt- Made by me :) $6 Wedge Sandals- Montego Bay Club from Payless (probably $15-ish) Necklace was given to us by a friend with a bunch of other jewelry Bracelet was made and given to me by the same friend who gave me the shell necklace from Day 6 Earrings were made for me by Joy :D Today's picture credits go to Sarah- thanks sis. :D It was so much fun to do this-I'm definitely going to try it again soon! :D Thanks Amanda!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703267/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:17:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703267/ It was another HOT day. I miss spring. ;) What I'm Wearing: Brown Cami- Cherokee from Target $6 Brown Shirt-One Step Up from thrift store for $3 Cargo skirt- Cherokee, an accidental find at GoodWill for $3.75 Wedge Sandals- Montego Bay Club from Payless Shell Necklace-made by a friend :) All the pictures from Day 1 through today were taken by Moriah-thanks sis! :D http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703266/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:09:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703266/ This is dressier outfit...I wore it for my Graduation ceremony, and have worn it for church. The shirt is probably the dressiest/frilliest shirts I've ever owned, and I love it! :D What I'm Wearing: Brown cami- Cherokee from Target $6 Brown Polka Dot Blouse with belt- Heart Soul from Kohl's for $7.20 (interesting story...the girl who rang up my purchases when I bought this shirt said she was jealous, as she'd bought it a few weeks before for over $25!! :D) White Tiered Skirt- Made by me :) $6 White Shoes- Highlights from Payless for $10 about 5 years ago :) Pearl bracelet-I have no clue...it was amongst a bunch of jewelry a friend gave us that belonged to her grandmother. :) Earrings- Claire's and, you guessed it! Stolen from Moriah :D Pearl necklace- A graduation gift from Mom and Dad. :) Brown Hair Clasp- EZ Comb from CVS for $5 :) One of my favorite hair things! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703264/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:27:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703264/ This is an outfit I probably wouldn't wear very often during the summer, as the sweater is nice and warm, but if I'm not going outside, or it's a rare COOLER day, I really like it. ;) What I'm Wearing: Black and White blouse- Ann Taylor LOFT from the thrift store for $3 Jean Skirt- Gasoline from thrift store for $3.75 Sweater with belt- ABstudio from Kohl's for $5.40 Earrings-Claire's, once again stolen from Moriah :) Wedge sandals- Montego Bay Club from Payless (I think...*Edit* She said that yes, they were from Payless :D) stolen from Moriah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703254/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:20:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703254/ Another favorite... What I'm wearing: Blue tee- SO from Kohl's $4.80 Jeans- Lee from thrift store Belt-No clue, stolen from my brother's closet :P Star Earrings- Claire's, stolen from my sis Moriah Days 2 and 3 I went barefoot...unless I HAVE to, I don't wear shoes. :P http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703253/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:16:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703253/ Here's Day 2: Yes, I'm wearing the same shirt from the previous day. :P But I LOVE it! :) What I'm Wearing: Black and White Shirt- Energie from Kohl's $6 Jeans-Lee from thrift store... $2?? Scarf- Made by my sister Sarah :) VERY IMPORTANT NOTE- NO, I did NOT cut my hair...it just looks shorter because the scarf was wrapped around it, making it SEEM shorter. ;) Just wanted to make that clear... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703250/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:12:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703250/ Here they are! :D So here's my outfit for Day One. Black and White shirt- Energie from Kohl's $6 (I love clearance racks!) Jean Skirt- Gasoline (I didn't name it!!! :P) from GoodWill for $3.75 Black ballet flats- No Boundaries from Wal-Mart for $10 Cross of the Fellowship Necklace- Voice of the Martyrs for free with the Foxe's Martyrs book Sunglasses- Escada, given to me by Mrs. Lori, who I babysit for :D I would never have bought them myself...they're expensive!! :P This is actually one of my favorite outfits...I wear it pretty frequently. :) It's very comfortable, and the fact that the shirt has the cami actually ATTACHED to the shirt, makes it MUCH cooler to wear. ;) I try to stay modest at all times, but sometimes it gets very depressing having to wear a cami PLUS a shirt in this heat! :) So yeah, I love to find shirts that are already layered. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703123/ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:44:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/maideninwaiting/703123/