~ If I could have been someone in history ~

~ If I could have been someone in history, I would be Betsy Ross--but first I would have to learn how to to sew! She was the first one to make the United States flag. George Washington asked her to make it. I would have liked to meet him. ~

~ J is for Jump rope ~

This is my jump rope. I like to jump rope outside when the weather is nice.

Kreativ Blogger Award

My Mom gave me this Kreativ Blogger Award. Thank you, Mom!

Here are the instructions that came with the award:

1) Thank the person who gave the award to you
2) Post the award on your blog or on a post
3) Nominate up to 10 blogs which show great creativity
4) Link to the people you chose on your post,
5) Comment on their blogs to tell them about the award!

I will give the award to:

Joy

Jess

Hannah
MNSnowgirl

Hailey

Raechel

Mrs.Tammy

I is for Ice

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10 Things I Love that Start with the Letter M

Joy gave me the letter M. So now I'm supposed to tell 10 things that I love that start with the letter M.

1. Mommy (I love her very much)
2. Murdock (my dog)
3. Macaroni and cheese
4. Mountains
5. Money (to go on shopping sprees)
6. Making things
7. Movies
8. Music
9. Mashed potatoes
10. Mystery books (Nancy Drew)

If you want to play, just leave me a message and I will give you a letter to use. I promise to be nice and not give you a Q, W, X, Y, or Z! :o)

H is for Hearts

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

It's snowing here at my house. I love it when it snows. I like to watch it out the window and if there's enough I like to go sledding.

Here's our evergreen outback.
Here's the birdfeeder outback, too.

G is for Goose

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~ My Daybook ~

For Today... Monday, January 26, 2009

Outside My Window... cloudy, very cold, and lots of birds on the birdfeeders.

I am thinking... I hope it snows tomorrow.

From the learning rooms… Math, English, reading, Bible, writing, history...

I am thankful... that I don't have to go to public school.

From the kitchen... we are having split pea soup for supper.

I am wearing... gray pants and a gray top, white socks.

I am reading... nothing right now.

I am hoping... that it will snow tomorrow.

I am creating... I am getting ready to learn how to cross stitch.

I am hearing... nothing except the heaters running.

I am going... to Walmart tonight.
Around the house... another school day has ended and my daddy is on his way home from work.

One of my favorite things... sledding.

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week: doing my school work and playing my Nintendo DS game.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing…

This is a picture of birds eating birdseed off the ground.

I Made Pumpkin Pies!

I made pumpkin pies this evening. Here I am mixing them together, with my dad in the background. He and my brother was making ham dumplings for supper.

Here they are before going in the oven.

And here they are after being baked. They are cooling for later on tonight.

Don't they look deeelicious?! :o)

Butterfly Award

I have been given the Butterfly Award by MNSnowgirl! Thank you, Hannah!

The Fabulous-Coolest Butterfly Blog award comes with a few rules:

Put the logo on your blog or post.
Nominate at least 10 blogs which you think are fabulous and cool.
Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
Share the love and link back to this post.

I have given the award to...

Raechel
Anne
Jess
Hailey
Miss Maddy
Hannah

Joy

F is for Fork

F is for Fork

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My Daybook

For Today... January 20, 2009

Outside My Window... cold out and birds on the feeder.

I am thinking... that I don't know what I'm thinking!

From the learning rooms… no school until wednesday.

I am thankful for... my parents, pets, and blogging friends.

From the kitchen... vegetable soup and bisquits.

I am wearing... high school musical pajamas.

I am reading... nothing right now.

I am hoping... that it will snow.

I am creating... nothing right now.

I am hearing... the tv on.

I am going... no where today

Around the house... my parents watching the inauguration.

One of my favorite things... Nancy Drew books.

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week: doing my schoolwork.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing…

If you would like to join us in The Simple Woman's Daybook, please see Peggy at http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/ for details.

Lemonade Award

I have been given the Lemonade Award by my mom!

This award is passed to bloggers for showing great Attitude and/or Gratitude.The rules of this award:

Put the logo on your blog or post.
Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

And now I get to pass the award on to:

Anne
Jess
Hailey
MissMaddy
Hannah

E is for Eggs

E is for Eggs.
These are eggs from our refrigerator.

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Murdock

Me & Murdock

My Daybook

For Today... Monday, January 12, 2009

Outside My Window... it's cloudy out.

I am thinking... that I can't believe it's 2009 already.

From the learning rooms… I'm reading "A Pioneer Sampler" history book.

I am thankful for... my blogging friends.

From the kitchen... I hear my Mommy doing something.

I am wearing... a nightgown.

I am reading... a Nancy Drew book.

I am hoping... we get our new "I Love Lucy" dvd's in the mail today.

I am creating... nothing right now.

I am hearing... my dog trying to sniff my food.

I am going... maybe to the library.

Around the house... I'm taking pictures for my ABSee photo meme.

One of my favorite things... Lasagna. YUM!

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week: schoolwork, taking pictures, and my aunt is coming to see me.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing…

If you would like to join us in The Simple Woman's Daybook, please see Peggy at http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/ details. for

D is for Doll

D is for doll.

This is my Cabbage Patch doll.

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C is for Candle

C is for Candle

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B is for Books

B is for Books...Nancy Drew Books. I like Nancy Drew books. They are some of my favorites.

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A is for Apple

A basket of wooden apples.

by Amber

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My Daybook

For Today...Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Outside My Window... It is getting dark and is very cold out.

I am thinking... how good the soup we are having smells.

From the learning rooms… started school again Monday after being off two weeks.

I am thankful for... a warm house and a family.

From the kitchen... we are having ham and lima bean soup for supper. YUM!

I am wearing... a gray shirt and light blue jeans.

I am reading... a Nancy Drew book.

I am hoping... to watch "I Love Lucy" tonight

I am creating... taking pictures for my A-B See Photo Meme--coming up soon!

I am hearing... the tv on.

I am going... no where today.

Around the house...we're getting ready to eat supper

One of my favorite things... watching "I Love Lucy" episodes with my family.

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week: getting groceries

Here is a picture thought I am sharing…

If you would like to join us in The Simple Woman's Daybook, please see Peggy at http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/ for details

My Pets

These are my pets, Murdock and Twinkle. Murdock, my dog, loves the cat, but Twinkle doesn't like him. He tries to slap him and pick fights. He doesn't hurt him though, because he's declawed.

Above: This is Murdock laying on his back on the loveseat.

Above: This is Twinkle laying in his box on my brother's bed.

15 Things About Me Tag

What's your favorite tv show? I Love Lucy
What's your favorite movie? High School Musical movies
What's your favorite color? pink
Do you wear lipgloss? yes, most of the time.
What's your favorite book? Nancy Drew mystery books
What's your favorite subject? English and Vocabulary
What's your favorite holiday? Christmas
What's your favorite flower? a rose
What's your hobby? reading
What is your favorite food? pizza, lasagna, scalloped potatoes
What color is your bedroom? pink
What's your favorite animal? horses, cats, and dogs
What is your hair color? dark brown
What is your favorite candy? snickers
What are you wearing? fushia shirt with light blue jeans

I tag:

hbfroggy
jesslbee

and anyone else who wants to play!

ABSee Photo Meme

I am going to participate in a new meme from The Homeschool Post--with my mom's help. I love to take pictures, and this sounds fun to do! All you have to do is post a photo for each letter of the alphabet of anything that starts with that letter--then write a few sentences about the photo. There is no deadline--you can work on it at your own pace.

If you would like to join in also, here are the rules...be sure to post them when you join!

1. Post a photo for each letter of the alphabet of anything that starts with that letter.

2. Write a few short explanatory, quirky, or witty sentences about each photo you post.

3. Only post one photo at a time (the meme can take as long as you want - a month, three months, whatever… you aren’t being graded). You can link them later in a blog post so they are listed in order if you are the list-making type.

4. If you want to join the meme, sign the Mr. Linky and use the “A-B See Photo-Meme” graphic in your sidebar. Link your graphic to this post and announce that you will be joining us.

5. When you post a photo, come by and add it to the weekly A-B See linky that we’ll be posting on Foto Fridays for those who have some alphabetical photo to share. You can sign it each week as many times as you have posted photos - one time for each photo linked post. Make sure you link back to the HSBA on your posts, too - so others can come and join the linky.

For more information, see Homeschool Blog Awards.

My Weekend

Yesterday I helped my Dad take Christmas decorations down outside. Then that evening my family and I watched "I Love Lucy" reruns. That's one of my favorite tv shows.
Today my family and I went to church and then afterwards, we went to Walmart. Now we are getting ready to eat hotdogs and chips. Later on we might watch more "I Love Lucy".

I've Been Tagged

I have been tagged by Jess at Encouraging Thoughts. I love doing tags!!

DO YOU SNORE? not that I know of

DO YOU HAVE ANY FEARS? I'm scared of big dogs.

AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO BUILDER? not much

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "REALITY TV"? never watch it

DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS? yes

WERE YOU A CUTE BABY? yes

HOW IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU? fine- I'm only twelve!

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD? black and gray

DO YOU SING? yes, all the time.

HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED? NO WAY!

ANY SECRET TALENTS? not that I know of

WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT? Hawaii

HAVE YOU EATEN SUSHI? no (yuck!)

HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE "DONNIE DARKO"? no

ARE YOU A TREE HUGGER? no

HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE POP? I don't know.

CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS? never tried

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE? no

DO YOU LIKE THE COLOR YELLOW? kinda

WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING? don't like it

IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE? I hope so.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yes

WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO? amoxycillin

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU" last night

IS ELVIS STILL ALIVE? no

DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS? no

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? fried and boiled

ARE BLONDES DUMB? no

WHERE DOES THE OTHER SOCK END UP? that's a mystery!

WHAT TIME IS IT? 10:04 P.M.

DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME? no

IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING? NO WAY!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR? yesterday

ARE YOU A PIRATE? no, don't think so--

IS SANTA CLAUSE REAL? no

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? sometimes

WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO? popcorn

CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER? crunchy

HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE? no

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY? once

IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE? yes

ARE YOU WEARING SOCKS? yes

HAVE YOU EVER HITCH HIKED? no

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? blue/grey

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I don't know.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE? yes

WHOSE LIFE IS BETTER? no ones

ARE YOU WEIRD? of course

HAVE YOU READ "CATCHER IN THE RYE"? no

DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS? used to play the piano

CAN YOU SKATEBOARD? never tried

DO YOU LIKE CAMPING? never went camping

DO U SNORT WHEN U LAUGH? no

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? no

IS A DOG A MAN'S BEST FRIEND? that's what they say

YOU BELIEVE IN DIVORCE? no

CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK? no

DO YOU LIKE THE WORD "QUIRKY"? kinda

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? chocolate graham crackers and milk

DO YOU WEAR NAILPOLISH? yes

DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE RIGHT NOW? maybe

WHAT'S THE MOST ANNOYING TV COMMERCIAL? oxy clean guy that yells

DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE? no

Ten Things

I saw this on another blog and thought it would be fun to do.
Here are 10 things I do everyday:

1. eat breakfast
2. brush my teeth
3. take a shower
4. take my dog out
5. eat lunch
6. watch tv
7. read
8. eat supper
9. play my Nintendo DS
10. go to bed

Amber

Welcome

Welcome to my blog! I am so glad to have you come for a visit! I will be sharing bits and pieces of my life...which are sewn together like a "patchwork" quilt.

A few things about me:

• I am a Christian.
• I love my family and enjoy spending time with them.
• I am homeschooled.
• I love my dog and cat---I LOVE animals!
• I love being outdoors

I hope you will come back and visit me again soon! Happy New Year!

Amber