Frog Leg Anyone??

Ok, I totally meant to blog about this yesterday, but, haha, forgot. The random and brave thing I did yesterday was I ATE A BITE OF FRIED FROG LEG!! And no, it doesn't taste like chicken, contrary to belief. I think someone just made that up so their sister would try it! It had a weird taste, and it was slimy! eh. Though I must say it definitely was not the worst thing I've ever eaten... like escargot. Gag me with a spoon. So...yeah. true story. :)

Bon Appetit!

My Day

A glimpse into my Monday

1. Studied like a maniac for my Biology test and felt confident about it, yet still was stumped by a few questions (why is that?!)

2. Got back my grade for the quarterly test last week and thank the Lord I made a good grade to make up a few grades which were...um, less then acceptable...so Huzzah for that!!
3. Drew what I saw under the microscope. There is NOTHING simple about a cell! It felt like someone had handed me a small pic of the Sistine Chapel and told me to try to sketch it! Egad that was complicated...
4. Prepared my monologue for Music Man JR.
5. Discovered that sewing and laughing is not a good choice. I dropped my needle somewhere in the couch and...hehehe, couldn't find it....oops.
6. RAN to my worldview class thinking I was late, but actually was a tad early, so winded for NOTHING...lol
7. I felt like Barney Fife in Worldview today... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBuPQgV8yBM
8. For Music Man auditions I recited Opportunity by Edward R. Sill and sang 16 going on 17 from The Sound of Music. Although I messed up a bit on the poem and my hands fluttered like leaves at my side, it went pretty well.
9. Had fun reading different parts in the script!
10. Now I am going to sew on those stays that need to be finished and maybe learn a bit more French...

~ Bonne nuit mes amis~

Snow Cones

Snow cones in Fall.

Delightful. :)

A Small Questionnaire

The Rules

You are given 8 questions from the person who tagged you before, your job is to answer them, write 8 questions of your own, then tag 8 people with your questions.

1) What time period would you travel back to?

You might have well asked me to pick a star out the sky! Hard one. hmm....

Maybe the early or mid 1700's?? Because of the gorgeous clothing.Or maybe the 1500's because of the Reformation...and the clothing ;)
Can I choose all of them??

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2) What five things make you extremely happy?

Books, the sound of laughter (especially little kids laughter!),

fabric, being with family, and

thunderstorms! :)

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3) You find out that your great-uncle twice removed on your mother's side died and left you something huge. You arrive and you discover it is a ___________. What is your reaction? (fill in the bank)

I discover that he willed me his ancestral castle in Scotland overlooking the ocean. I'm so happy I cry. (that's what would really happen if something like a castle ever was willed to me) lol. :)

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4) Have you ever met a celebrity? Ever been somewhere famous?

Unfortunately no. OH wait! Does going to a concert of someone famous count?? Didn't really get to meet them, but I got to seem them in real life! I admit....it was the Jonas Brothers. Yes, yes, when I was 13 i went through a 'JB' phase...pitiful huh?

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5) Your favorite recipe please?

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough!!!

2 1/2 cups of flour

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. baking soda

2 large eggs

1 tsp. salt

2 cups chocolate chips

1 cup of Crisco

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat Crisco, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl until creamy. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. gradually beat in flour mix. Stir in chocolate chips. Use an ice cream scoop to place cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Don't mush it down. (the last two instructions are my Nana's idea! Her choco. chip cookies look like those in cooking magazines! )

BAKE for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.

Let cool and ENJOY! :)

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6) What's an obscure movie that nobody has probably ever seen

that you really like...?

Brigadoon! So wonderful! :D

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7) What is something you want really, extremely, exceedingly, terribly bad?

A plane ticket to Scotland!

8) A dream you wish to come true...occur...? (Not necessarily a "nighttime" dream...like a "daydream")

To travel the world or save someone from dying.

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Alrighty, now for your questions.

1) If you could go ANYWHERE in the world, where would it be and why?

2) If you were a tree, would kind would you be?

3) Would you rather skydive or explore a deep, dark cave? (why)

4) If you could wear clothing from any time period (without being seen as odd), what would it be?

5) Would you be willing to sing an opera song at the top of your lungs in the middle of a mall for a hundred dollars?

6) Would you rather have an amazing castle beside a lake or a cottage by the sea? (why?)

7) If you could change your hair color to any color, what would it be?

8) Would you rather live in a tree house or fly away with a balloon?

These are for anyone who wants to do this small questionaire. :) Send me a link if you do!

A Lovely Fall Day

Today I went with my mother and sister to go shopping. At Southlake Town Square we went to Bath and Body Works where I found dazzlingly beautiful glitter (I'm a sucker for glittery things) and just to have fun rubbed some on my face. I had no idea it was dark purple glitter and my sweet sister hastily rubbed it off, whispering it looked awful. Goodness gracious! What would I do without Maddy?! We got a good laugh from that incident. After a few more stores we went to Jo Ann's where I finally got the fabric for a 70's dress I needed for a play we're in. The pattern unfortunately called for horrendous fabric. A double knit polyester. *gasp* At least I was able to get it in bright mustard yellow! :)

Afterwards we went to Target where we bought fun colored tights in hot pink and teal for Maddy, and purple and navy for me. Also worth mentioning, Maddy convinced me to let her try peacock blue eyeliner on me. Once she applied it she grimaced. Not exactly reassuring! I rushed around trying to find a mirror and once I did, I just had to laugh. Maddy had (accidentally) way overdone the wet eyeliner and made a blobby mess. After smearing a bit off, I managed to make it look decent, sort of. lol.

Heading out to the car, Maddy stood on the front of the cart while I ran and pushed it. I'm sure it was like flying. Once we loaded up the car and waited for mom to come back, we turned up the volume of the radio and sang our hearts out. Driving home we sang some more, laughed and admired the lovely sunset and the sliver of a moon rising up in the night sky. Altogether a lovely fall day, even though I had to do Biology homework afterwards and the bright blue eyeliner turned out to be waterproof. Lol. Fun day.

Help Meet

I'm thrilled to pieces! Tomorrow is the beginning of a Small Group of 13 girls reading the book below, and it's at our house. I'm so excited! It is one of the BEST devotionals I have ever read. For all of you single girls 14 and up , I highly recommend it!

(isn't it gorgeous!)
The back of the book reads:

I can think of nothing I want more

than someone to truly love me.
You spend your time pining away for your
true love and suddenly... you're married and
it is a lot more than you bargained for. Now is
the hour you should be preparing to be a wife- to
be a help meet.

What does a good guy really look for in a girl?
are you a Dreamer, Servant, or Go-to Gal?
Do you know what to pray for your man-to-be?
Should you tell a guy you like him?
Can you know God's will in choosing a husband?

As soon as I read that I immediately flipped it back to the front and flew through the book. It truly is amazing and was really convicting. I need to pray more, change the way I talk to being more positive instead of negative, I need to start learning about how to fix things around the house, how to cook a whole meal. For most of you girls out there, you probably already know that. Me? I know how to bake cookies, omelets, sandwiches and shortbread. I'm afraid my skills are bit lacking there.
Hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!

Life

My life since the last post has been crazy busy!

I've been...

1. getting back into the groove with school. We go attend a christian academy for homeschoolers, where the classes are amazing but the homework is quite consuming!

2. waiting on repairmen because several things are being improved at our house.

3. hanging out briefly with our friends on the weekends.

4. hoping to work on different sewing projects. Which are barely being touched since World View is taking up most of my time!

5. working towards my license...Slow but steady wins the race is what i keep telling myself.

(and the most exciting thing is...)

6. yesterday we packed quick as lightening and drove as fast as we legally could towards Amarillo to see our new baby cousin! We are SO completely in love with Jude Quinn (isn't that the cutest name??) and are marveling at how darling he is!

Aunt Snuzi and Uncle Brad brought home Jude today and we all laid on the bed talking and cooing over the new baby. Baby James (well, not the baby any more!) is the best big brother, held Jude gave him a slobbery kiss on the nose and laid his head on the little bundle of baby. So sweet!

Holding Jude's hand, I marvel at how tiny he is! His skin is incredibly soft and he makes such soft little cooing noises. There's nothing so sweet as a new born baby!

Here is a link to see pictures of Jude Quinn.

http://everycaptivethought.blogspot.com/

I think it is so fun to be the oldest cousin out of seven. I cannot wait until I am more experienced driver and can take my little cousins out to the park or to feed the ducks at the pond. Until then I can just enjoy holding and playing with my little cousins.

Maddy and I are the oldest and only girls out of the seven cousins on my mother's side. I often wonder where on earth do little boys get their energy?? ;)