Singing a Song of My Own - Homeschool Blogger

Poor Little Blog...

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:33:00 -0500

Oh dear... Been so long... -pats blog- Well... Lemme think what's happened since the last post... Full-time job at the sewing place. I really hate working all day, so I'm looking into teaching piano at home so I only work part-time at the sewing place. Writing is still going just as crazily as ever. Ravenhollow; Get Ready has been finished, edited and all, and sent into a contest. I'm working on two other stories officially, those two are "Far From Present" and "Ravenhollow; Get Set". Then I'm doing "Wading Through" (or something like that, I'm still trying to figure out a permanent title) for National Novel Writing Month. Maybe, if I have time, I'll do two stories for NaNoWriMo, and end up doing "RainQueen" too. After those, I'm doing four co-written novels: "Shadowed", "CharrieMix" (no, that's not the permanent title), "Hunter's Moon", and "Dragonvale". And THEN, I'm kinda half working on about five other stories... Hehehe... Voice lessons are still in session, and I'm still lovin' 'em. ;D I've have a recital coming up in December, which I'll be singing "Fly Away" (ocapela), then "Sunrise", and a Christmas song or two. And maybe an Italian piece called "Ho Sparse Tante Lagrime". Fun. B) Well, there ya go! Update! Haha! Hopefully I'll have more regular updates...

Green

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:05:00 -0500

Hey ya'lls!! Me again! I PROMISE I'll have an update entry up soon. But for now, I have a video about Green!! So... Watch it! And sign up for special offers here, and use Forest Guard code: 7444. Thanks in advance peoples!! =D

Green!

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:50:00 -0500

Hello peoples! I just wanted to let you all know about Ted Dekker's new book coming out!! GREEN! Book zero of the Circle series! W00T! You can sign up for special offers by Clicking Here! And please put in my code: 7444 So that I can get points. The rest of the Circle series is GREAT, and this one will be no different, I'm sure.

Awarded!

Fri, 1 May 2009 12:32:01 -0500

I was awarded by YahwehsDaugher! You can see her here: YahwehsDaughter And for an update... I have at last gotten my way cool haircut!!! I LOVE it, though there is one thing I don't like about it and that is that the bangs like to get in my way when I eat. LOL But that is easily remedied by a headband. Or by stuffing it behind my ears as well as I can. So that is exciting!! The next exciting thing is that I GOT A JOB!!!! WHOO!!!!!!! Yeah, I'm excited. -grin- I work at a sewing company, mostly I do inspection, which is trimming threads from things that have been sewn, folding the things/turning the things right side out, putting the things in bags that I have put stickers on, then stuffing the things in boxes, taping the boxes shut, writing up the ticket for that box, copying the ticket and then taping the ticket onto the box and putting it in the pile where it will get shipped off. Then I'll be sewing whenever they need extra people to sew. It was interesting how I ended up getting the job. Last friday a friend from church told me and mom about the place and that they needed help for a couple days because they got a big order of t-shirts. So mom went in and sewed tags on t-shirts, and I folded t-shirts and packed them into boxes. We were asked to come back Monday, which I did, mom couldn't because she had my siblings to teach and all, and on Monday they offered me a job!! Yay!! So I'm working part time, from 8:00am to noon, until I graduate on May 22nd. Then I'll work full time; 8:00am to 4:30pm. So yeah. I'm happy. =D We got the fabric for my graduation dress! I'll have to post a picture of it once mom finishes making it. The fabric is wine colored, with silver sparklies embedded in it, and then there is a wine colored overlay! I hope that mom'll be able to work out flutter sleeves with it, else it will have poofy sleeves, which I also like. So there's my update for ya'll!! Thanks for coming by and have a great day!!!

-yawn-

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:18:00 -0500

Okay, so the Macintosh computer finally decided to die. >=( With all my stuff on it. >=( Alright alright, it isn't THAT bad I guess. I was able to retrieve about all my stuff. There's just one more thing I need to get off of it. A friend of ours thinks the fan probably broke, so it overheats after a while and shuts down. =P Annoying. But still, my stories are going well. I'm really working on two, Ravenhollow and Shadow of the Sun, but there is one more I'm kinda working on. Don't have a name for it. lol In Ravenhollow I've just about finished chapter seven, in Shadow of the Sun I'm working on chapter nine. The dark moment. Bwehehehe... Yeah... -grin- In the nameless one, which I call Annebelle after the main character, I'm just writing random scenes right now, not really chapterizing them. I've gotten bits from the beginning all the way to the dark moment, which is usually around chapter nine. So all is well in writing land!! In other news: I've been playing around with manga style drawing. Not sure how I like it yet, I still think that that style looks kinda dorky but... -shrug- It is actually pretty fun to draw that way, not having to worry as much about getting all the proportions right like with realistic drawing. But whether I end up liking drawing in this style or not, I'm still going to keep up my realistic drawing. And I have been doing realistic drawing too lately! I've just about finished a drawing of one of my characters; Annebelle actually. -grin- If you want to see it and read my characters' ramblings, you can go here: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/charriejournal Last Wednesday me and some friends performed at a seniors' center. I sang two songs, "Legacy" by Nichole Nordeman and "Set the World on Fire" by Britt Nicole. Then my friends sang some rounds and played some instruments. It was fun. Got a taste of what being a singer is like. And I loved it. -is now even more impatient to be a singer- Then on Friday I worked at my first real job! I folded t-shirts. From 8:30am to 4:30pm I stood and folded t-shirts. Got two fifteen minute breaks and a thirty minute lunch break. My back, legs, FEET and shoulders were rather sore afterwards. And sore the next day. I'm still a little sore. But it was a good experience! I'm going back in Monday for a couple hours, then that'll probably be the end of that job. They just needed extra help because they got a big order. I found out that Britt Nicole is coming out with a new CD in August!!! And heard one of the new songs on the radio. It is awesome!! -excited about the new CD- Be sure to check out my ColmanBlue Fansite: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/number1colmanbluefan That's about it! Thanks for reading and have a great day!!!

My Poor Neglected Blog

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:41:00 -0500

Oh dear. I haven't posted here in SO LONG!!!! D= Bad me! Okay, so first of all, I was awarded by YahwehsDaughter! I pass it on to... �Samii �MaidenCapitolaBallot �SeaChel Now, for updates. Sunday night I woke up sick, I woke up SIX times to throw up, really not fun, then I was sick all Monday. Which meant I missed the drawing class exhibition thing!! D= Very sad. Everyone else went though, and dad took my pictures there anyways. The turnout was good, and everyone had fun. =) On Tuesday I felt most of the way better, and a good thing too because we drove an hour away to bring Nike (my puppy) to the vet to get his rabies shot and to get neutered. So we hung around up there for a while, 'cause we were going to pick him up that afternoon, and then went to spend time at my grandparents house for the rest of the time. Then we picked Nike up and got back home in time for me to eat dinner and run off to a babysitting job I got! =D We are on the fourth day of our two week spring break! I'm loving it. Getting caught up on some fun reading now that I don't have half a dozen school books to read. I have one more book in the Maximum Ride series, I must say, I was very very disappointed in "The Final Warning". Stupid global warming stuff. -big sigh- But minimal language in this one!!! =D But there was a little kissing between two characters. -wrinkles nose- Just one part but still. Blech. I'm impatiently awaiting a call from a library that will tell me that "Boneman's Daughters" is ready for me to pick up! That is Ted Dekker's latest book, can't wait to read it!! Love his stuff. Amusing story behind me getting the book actually... We saw it at Wal-mart, and unfortunately it was almost twenty dollars to get it! =O None of us really wanted to pay that much so we decided we'd get it from the library. When we got home I looked it up on our library's website and put a hold on it. Then found that I was 36th in line to get it!! Yeah. I was kinda disappointed about that, I mean, that means no getting it during spring break!! D= But! Mom suggested I look to see if it is at a different, smaller library. -grin- I looked it up and sure enough, they had it!! So we zipped down to that library, and I ran in to get it. I searched. And searched. And searched. I looked where the rest of Dekker's books were, I looked in the New Books section, I double checked on a computer that it was there, then I finally asked for help. The library lady looked around all the same places I did, then in some other places, then checked one more place. And found it! It hadn't finished getting processed into the library yet, so I wasn't able to check it out! They took my phone number and said they'd give me a call when it was ready to be checked out. Now I am waiting. Tonight we're going to my best friend's birthday party! We've known each other for eleven years. We're bestest friends. I'm really excited! Well, there you have an update!

Tagged!!

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 08:35:00 -0500

I was tagged by YahwehsDaughter Who is your favorite Lord of the Rings character? Eowyn!! Have you seen all the movies? Yes! A thousand times! We have all the regular and extended ones. Have you read all the books? Yup! Do you enjoy Lord of the Rings? Yes! Even though I've watched the movies so many times that they get on my nerves a bit. lol Why? Why not? Because it is awesome!! Did you like the ending in The Return of the King? Yes! I tag.... SeaChel, lotrsavvy, MaidenCaptiolaBallot, and Samii.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:55:00 -0500

That is what my brother's ball is doing. And has been doing for the past few days. >.< Driving me more nuts than I already am. We got SNOW a couple days ago!!!! It was awesome! Only, it melted the next day. =( I've found a way cool new book series that I've been gobbling up the last couple days. It is six books long. I heard about it on the OYAN forum, thought it sounded interesting, and so looked it up at the big library about thirty minutes away. It was checked out, so I waited until the next time. They were all checked out except for the third book. So, according to my incredibly patient nature, I checked out that book. Oh, just realized I didn't tell ya'll what the name of the series is. lol Maximum Ride. Awesome. The third book, titled "Saving the World, and Other Extreme Sports", was very interesting, pulling me in right away. It did have some language though, and a couple... ah... inappropriate parts that I could have done without. =/ There was also the tiniest bit of romance, in which two of the characters share a kiss, but it wasn't too bad. =P Easy enough to skip over. So, with the language and such I was kinda unsure about checking out the other books. Then I heard that the third book was the only one with that stuff in it. Mhm. Of course I pick up the ONE book of the series that has the dumb stuff in it. =P So anyways, we went to the little library down the road Saturday and, miraculously, it had the first two books and the third!! WHOO!!! So it has redeemed itself. Partly. While we were there I found that they have NO Dekker books!! -gasp- But yeah. I finished the first book (The Angel Experiment) Saturday, which still had some language, but not as bad as the third, and I started the second book (Schools Out -- Forever). I'll probably be finishing the second book today. It too had some language, and a little romance where some of the characters kiss. Blech. Still, easy to skip. =D But yeah. Totally cool series. Great plot line, neato awesome characters. -loves series- Oh, go check out my ColmanBlue Fansite!!!

High Winds and High Spirits

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:52:00 -0500

Yesterday we decided to go for a walk, which we have been doing fairly regularly. When mom announced we were going to be going for one after lunch, right before lunch I ran and took a quick shower, 'cause I don't like having wet hair but I don't like using the hair dryer. The last few times we've gone for a walk and I've taken a shower right beforehand, I've come back with almost completely dry hair!! So I took a quick shower, and I can take FIVE minute showers by the way, and they are good ones too, I get all the soap out of my hair and everything. Then I came out and ate a quick lunch and we went out for our walk. Now, the way we walk is, we go up one way for a little, then turn and walk about a mile, then about a mile back to our house. Now yesterday it was really windy, like super crazy windy! While walking for the little ways, the wind was against us, and it was strong enough that it made walking just a little more difficult. It was awesome. B) For those that don't know, I LOVE the wind. Then we turned around and had the wind to our backs!! It was much easier to walk with the wind pushing us along. lol But, it also meant that the wind was blowing my hair into my face. =/ But I got used to it and soon we had turned around to walk back to our house. Now, we had walked about a mile already, and that area is fairly hilly. So we're walking against the wind and up hills. That was fun... haha. But, once we were walking downhill, it was really fun though. Except for when the wind picked up enough to toss small pebbles in our eyes. That wasn't so fun. But that could be fixed by half closing our eyes and just watching the ground. Very fun! =D So then we got home and I sat down to brush my hair. Have you guessed yet? Wind+long wet hair= What? That's right. Seriously tangled hair. It took my about five minutes to get my hair back to normal. After that I started looking around on the internet for a picture of a certain hairstyle that I want, mom's going to be cutting my hair soon and I want something different done with my bangs. I have this perfect picture of what I want in my head. So I'm looking, looking, looking, and finally I find a picture that looks close enough to the picture in my head. I decide to look at a couple other pages on that site when BAM! The electricity flips off!! -sigh- So I wasn't happy that I had just found a picture of the style I wanted and my brother wasn't happy because he was just about to watch a movie. But it was okay. But then, I start prowling around the house, feeling a little restless, and then it hit. A hyper spree!! Now, you have to understand, I am rarely hyper. I mean, I have my days where I have more energy than others, but I am usually not, run around the house chattering like crazy hyper. Hoo boy was I yesterday though. LOL Mom had me clean the kitchen, which I did quickly and not so neatly, then I ran into the front room where mom was at the little game table reading. I sit down and start talking. Fast. And then I asked the same question three times in rapid succession and then changed the subject. Then I got up and started doing laps around the table and chair that mom was sitting in. She suggested a jog, and so I grab the dog leash and grab Nike and off I go for a jog. So I jog for a while, come back, grab my other dog, Madison, and go for another jog. I get back and collapse onto the couch. Mom looks somewhat relieved. Not for long! Bwahahahaha! About five or ten minutes later I'm just as hyper as before the jog!! I start chattering every thought that enters my head, so it was like, "I'm bored. We should watch a movie. Let's watch Thr3e." Mom: Go ahead and put it in. -evil grin- Me: -suspicious- -gets up then remembers the ELECTRICITY is out- -lays back down- "That orchid's pretty. I'm hungry." Mom: "Get a grapefruit out of the fridge, just hurry so you don't let all the cold air out." Me: Nevermind. Ooh! ... Yes, I'm hungry. -gets up and gets grapefruit- And on and on. After a while mom sent us kids downstairs to get some clothes to fold. So I go down and stand flipping the lightswitch on and off wondering why the light won't go on. Duh. The electricity is out! So I run back upstairs and grab my sister's flashlight and run back downstairs. I'm in the middle of a question directed at my sister, when, with a flash, THE ELECTRICITY COMES BACK!!!!!!!!! I scream in the middle of my sentence and go shooting upstairs singing and jabbering at mom about the wonders of electricity. We folded and put away clothes, then I got back on the internet and showed mom the picture I found. I was hyper for about another half an hour or full hour, then it wore off. I don't know why I was so hyper, I had had a little coffee ice cream and some cake, but that usually doesn't set me off! 0.o The last time I had been anywhere close to that hyper was when I had drunk two cups of pop and a cup of coffee. That was crazy too. lol Well, thanks for reading! Have a great day!!

I Love Spring!!

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:55:00 -0500

Still fighting away the last remnants of that cold, taking Astragalus three times a day so that is helping. B) Last week our youth group repainted the youth center. It took three days, Monday thru Wednesday. I helped on Tuesday and Wednesday and was christened a "great roller". -grin- So now I know mom taught me well to use a paint roller. It was pretty fun! Near the end my back started hurting though... =P Evil back. I pulled it a while ago while trying to move a barn door and it likes to act up sometimes. But anyways, we painted the game room a pumpkin color, that reminded me of nacho cheese while it was wet. rofl Then the main room we painted a chocolate color, then the cafe is a light mustard color, and the foyer is the same color as the cafe. Then behind the stage is black, which makes the stage look bigger. It is pretty awesome. Can't wait to have youth group in it!! =D We found a little brown snake while doing barn chores this morning! It was hurt, I think our big fat Sheltie stomped on it. -sigh- But I brought it in and put it in one of those plastic critter keeper things and I think it might be dead. =( At least it was able to die without one of the barn cats turning it into a plaything though... Things are starting to get pretty and green!! The trees are budding out, the magnolia is blooming, the grass is growing... Spring is such an awesome season... Well, thanks for reading! Have a great day!!