Welcome to my blog! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:52:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:52:00 -0500 Yes, I know I haven't posted in a while. Our internet hasn't been working very well lately. My birthday was the 10th and it was a great one!!!!!!!!!!!! I turned 12!!!!!!!!!!!! We have been having a great time in our pool and the water temperature stays above 80°. That's just an update. Everyone have a good summer!!!     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/562912/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:52:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/562912/ We finished getting our pool set up 1 or 2 weeks ago. It's 18' round and 4' deep. The water temperature has to be 78-82 at least to swim in. The thermometer we're using says the temperature was in the low 70s this whole time so we couldn't go swimming. This afternoon it said it was slightly 78° so Taylor got in to vacuum the pool and she said she wasn't cold at all and that the water felt good. Mom thought it was weird and got a different thermometer and sure enough it was 84°. So this whole time we were using a broken thermometer and it was really warm enough to swim in so we swam for a couple hours today. I'll try to get pictures soon. My 12th birthday is next week! I can't wait!     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/555285/ Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:45:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/555285/ These last few weeks we've been building a deck on the back of our house. Here are some pictures:  This is the view from the den. ( Where the stairs are.)   It's not quite finished. That room that sticks out on the right is me and Taylor's bedroom. The window to the left of my room is the dining room. Right under my room is the family/ school room. The one to the left of the family/school room is Alex and Austin's bedroom. Also Dad and Bryant found a snake on the side of the road of our subdivision.    I added a friend to my friends list named samuel (electroboy). He has 4 siblings and they are missionarys that went to our church for a while. They are now in Mexico preaching God's Word. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/543134/ Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:31:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/543134/ Austin is now 11!!!!!!!!!!!!!     He got a rifle with bullets (they're real so he has to have assistance until he's 14), remote control air plane, rocket, special ear muffs made for hunting, and I crocheted him a magnet.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/528339/ Tue, 6 May 2008 22:31:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/528339/ One day we were cleaning out our clubhouse and Mom told me to get all of the string off the flower pot. Then, Taylor noticed that there were five eggs in a nest and that was why the string was there. So Mom told me to cut the extra string off and not to touch the nest. About 1-2 weeks later one egg was hatched. About 1 more week later, all the eggs were hatched. Then about 1 week later the nest and the birds were gone. We don't know if an animal got them or if the wind blew them.       http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/528325/ Tue, 6 May 2008 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/528325/ I made a new blog for all my crafts and projects. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jessieshandicrafts     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/526480/ Sat, 3 May 2008 11:29:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/526480/ Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Here is an update of April: 22nd: Library, Hobby Shop, McDonalds, Orthodontist (I have to get my last baby tooth pulled.) 24th: Elephant Rocks with cousins and friends, bonfire and s'mores 25th: ZOO! It was cold and sprinkling.It was fun though. We saw a LOT of gazelles, some reptiles, zebras, lions (as soon as Dad lifted the camera to get a picture of them, they looked at him. That was awesome!), giraffes, donkeys, monkeys, lemurs, jaguar, tiger, and a lot of other animals.   Taylor by Taylor rock. We also have two bobcats in our woods. Austin's ( AJEinstein) 11th birthday is in a few days. So is Dad's. Also Cutie's 2nd birthday was March 16th. -Jessie http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/526340/ Fri, 2 May 2008 22:49:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/526340/ Here are some pictures I took of things I made. Also there are some pictures that Taylor took of Cutie. This is a potholder I crocheted for my Great Grandma for Christmas. This is a pouch I knitted to put my money in.      This is a dishtowel I crocheted.                        This is a Kelly doll dress I crocheted.         This is a doily I crocheted.(I didn't do the whole thing because I messed up, but it still looks good. I'm working on another one and I have a few more rows to go.)       These are sqares I crocheted for a donation. When I have enough I plan on sending them.  They are using 6" sqares to make quilts for people in need.     This is the pillow I crocheted for Baby Kaleb.       This is the scarf I crocheted.   This is a case I crocheted for keeping my crocheting things in.                       I keep my yarn needles and stitch markers on the pocket. And I keep my needles inside.                        These are booties I crocheted for my new 2nd cousin. I made blue booties like these for baby Kaleb.        This is a bookmark I crocheted. This is a pineapple bookmark I crocheted. This is a cross bookmark I crocheted for my dear mother. This is a hat I crocheted for Cutie. Here's Cutie! Cutie decided to take a nap in a cradle. So I tucked her in. She is now "Sleeping Cutie". Here's Noah!   Here's Sadie! Here's Memphis!   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/492441/ Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:03:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/492441/ Mom is showing me how to add pictures to my blog.  This is Mom typing . . .  Hello! Upload your photo to photobucket. In your entry, click to put your cursor in the location for the new photo. Go get the direct url link for your picture at photobucket. Click the photo icon in the editor (yellow picture with mountain).  Paste the Image URL and type in your image's alternative text description in the pop-up window.  Do you want a border?  Type in the thickness for your border if desired.  We used "1" for this image. Click "insert image".  Do you see it below? To move the picture, click, drag, & drop.  Do you want it centered?  Click on it and click the center justification in the editor menu. Easy! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/492353/ Tue, 4 Mar 2008 14:53:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/492353/ We just got back from Tennesse!! We stayed in a hotel for a couple nights. Everyone went except for Bryant and my dad. I had a fun time and I think everyone else did too. My uncle went with us. We visited my great Aunt on the way. We went because my 2nd cousin had a funeral there. Well that's what we did this week. -Jessie http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/462840/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:18:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thisnthat/462840/