Hello! This is the blog of an eleven year old girl, a sister to Musical (Bear,) Buddy, Bunny, oh, and my older sister, Andie! I love to spend time with my family, and with God. Hope you enjoy reading small thoughts! :) ~Sarah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:05:00 -0500 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:05:00 -0500 Hello, fellow bloggers! No, I haven't fallen off the face of the world, drowned in pudding, or forgotten that I had a blog, I just moved.  No big deal, right?  Actually, we're just up the hill from our old house, and our dear neighbors still come to visit us.  It's nice to see all the old places we used to (and still ) go to.  We went to the Library, and it's the same as ever.  While we where there, I found a sewing book full of all kinds of cute sewing projects.  It even has how to sew a pair of slippers!  Andie looked through it and told me all the things that she wanted me to make!    We really enjoyed going to the library (thanks Mama!).  O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O God bless! ~Sarah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/733706/ Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/733706/ Hi!  WOW!!!!!  It's been SUCH a long time since I last posted!!!!!!  Sorry!  News:  Andie's gone again, this time NY, but we still miss her as much as ever!  She went to a friend's house to help out with the house work.  Other News:  We found a house, and so, the long hunt for house, is Over.  We are ( at least, I am, ) very relieved to stop looking at houses.  That's all the news ( that I can think of, ) for now.  Goodbye! ~Sarah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/725782/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:10:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/725782/  I miss Andie!!!!  She went to camp, for her birthday, and now I'm the oldest kid in the apartment!    I miss Andie a lot, and at the Bible camp, she's not allowed to bring any cellphone, or anything, so she can't call.  She doesn't even know that Oma and Opa left for home this morning.  I miss her, but I'm also happy for her.  It is her birthday, after all.  I guess I should stop feeling sorry for myself, but I still miss her.  Once, for her 10th birthday, she went to California, to see some friends of ours, exept then, I was a little mad that I didn't get to come.  I was littler then, and I didn't quite undersand.  Well, she'll be home soon, so I'll just look forward to then.                                             ~Sarah   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/712092/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:49:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/712092/ Hello, bloggers!  Today, Andie harvested, -*news flash!*  Bunny wants to say something:  "What do you have?  What is it?  Not a sheep?  I like your block.   Dadadada da da da...."  -  Anyhow,  (Bunny's helping me post,)  Andie has just  harvested a carrot or two, and some romaine lettuce.  Since this was the first of the harvest, (other than a tomato, and some garlic,)   it's pretty small,  ( we have to pick some things early, because of the move,)  and so, Andie took it inside, to wash it off, and then eat it in a salad.  It was a very small salad, but it tasted good.  ~Sincerely, Sarah~                                                                                                                              http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/703854/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:14:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/703854/ Wow, it's been a while since I last posted!  We've been a little busy, lately, with the move and all...  Oh yes!  I never posted about that!  Oops!   Well, we're moving in about a week or so, and we've been getting some things ready for it.  Daddy's new job is going to move us, so we don't have much to move ourselves.  But we still have to get the house ready, and cleaned, and we still aren't sure how we're gonna move the garden (It's in big containers), so we might have drop them off at a friend's house, so they can watch over it untill we can figure out a way to move it, without killing it.    Bye! ~Sarah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/702948/ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:09:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/702948/ Hello!  (Sorry it's been so long since I posted!)  It's nice to be home, after a fun, long, Father's Day weekend visit.  We've enjoyed ourselves a lot this past weekend.  We left for Oma And Opa's house Friday evening, then stopped for dinner.  Once we got on our way, after a while, we lost our way.  It ended up taking a good bit longer, but we enjoyed playing car games.  It was about 10:30 by the time we were there, and we were pretty tired by the time we arrived.  The next day, we ate breakfast, visited, watched cartoons, visited some more, etc.  After a while, Daddy went on a short errand, and came back with some fishing poles, and we all went fishing.  I don't think we ever caught anything, but we enjoyed ourselves.    We ate dinner with Papaw, at Cracker Barrel, (As always).  It was a fun day.  After that, we went to the hotel, and registered.  The next day, we had breakfast with Papaw, and went his house to visit a little more.  We went to the hotel, and signed out.  We celebrated with Papaw, then with Oma,  Great Grandmama, and  of course, Opa and Daddy.  It was a fun visit.  Signing off,                                 ~SARAH~ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/701436/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:36:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/701436/ Hello readers!  Ahhh...  it's good to be home.  We got home on Monday, around 4:30.  We all really enjoyed seeing our great grandparents, having Bear's birthday, going to the Beach, and going to Peach Park, but it's nice to be home, after a while.  We had intended to come home on Sunday, but oddly enough, we couldn't find the Beach!  And we were in Florida!   LOL!  Anyway, we ended up finding the beach a lot later than we would have liked.  So, that left us a day behind, and so, we went ahead and bunked down for the night at Holiday Inn.  God really blessed us through that!  It was very nice and comfortable, and big!  Which is good, becouse we take up a lot of room!  It was a very fun visit. ~Sincerely,  Sarah~ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/693174/ Wed, 27 May 2009 15:16:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/693174/ Hello!  Today, I will be posting a Bible verse, and a recipe.  Here they are!  (The Bible verse is one we have been studying in church.)          "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:  who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness."  Philipians 2:5-7 We have been listening to this verse so much, that I almost know it by heart!  Okay!  Now here's the recipe. ~Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies~ 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda   1/2 tsp. salt (optional) 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 Tbsp. milk 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups quick or old fashioned oats 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts ( optional) Preheat oven to 375. Combine flour, baking soda and salt  in a small bowl.  Beat brown sugar, butter, and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy.  Beat in eggs, milk, and vanilla extract.  Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in oats, chocolate chips, and nuts; mix well.  Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.  Bake for 9 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 12 to 13 minutes for crispy cookies.  Cool on baking sheet for 1 minute, remove to wire racks to cool completely.  Enjoy!  Makes about 4 dozen cookies.       These cookies are extremly good.  If you make these cookies, you will need milk!  We found the recipe on a bag of chocolate chips!  I hope like them!  Bye!  ~Sarah~ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/689285/ Fri, 15 May 2009 08:26:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/689285/ Hi!  Sorry it's been so long!  We have been stranded at a truck stop, for the last few days, because, well... okay, I guess that brings us to the topic!  LOL!  Okay, so it starts out by us buying a schoolie, ( a school -bus turned into an RV) and Buddy, Daddy and Opa, going to Colorado, to pick it up, - "The Man Trip" in other words,-  and then, we went up to meet them in Ilinois, (to see the bus)  and we got to ride home in it!  Until we stopped at a truck stop to get some gas, and a few minutes after we restarted the bus, it died.  So, Daddy, and Opa got out, and looked at it.  We ended up sleeping there, in the bus, in the parking lot, of a truck stop.  Oh, and we didn't get to bed until 1:00 am!  I'm just thankful that we were in such a good position, (near a bathroom, a place to get food, and we weren't in extreme heat, or cold, ) It was sort of like camping!  Over all, we had a fun time!  Later!  Bye! ~Sarah~ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/685553/ Mon, 4 May 2009 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/685553/ Hello fellow bloggers!  Today, I decided to do a recipe.  Here it is! ~Crazy Chocolate Cake~ 2 cups plain flour 2 cups sugar 6 Tbs. cocoa 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking soda 3/4 cup oil 2 tsp. vinegar 2 tsp. vanilla 2 cups cold water Icing: 3/4 stick butter or margarine 4 Tbs. cocoa 1/2 cup milk 1 cup sugar Mix all cake ingredients in a bowl and pour into a baking pan.  Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes.  While cake is cooling, prepare icing.  Combine the icing ingredients in a saucepan.  Bring the mixture to a boil and allow to boil 2 minutes stirring constantly.  Cool and beat to spreading consistantcy and spread on cake.   Enjoy!  Let me know if you try it!  I love to hear from you!  Bye! ~SARAH~ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/682130/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:25:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/thoughtsofmine/682130/