Sara’s Scribbles

wow.....

2011-01-11T23:26:00.000-08:00

it just occured to me....i still have a blog. that i have not updated in what, 2 years?

it's been a long time...but i just may start blogging again. might be fun. :-)

this is one of the pictures my mom took of me for my graduation. :-)

Hey, It's ME!!!!!! I'm BACK!!!!

2009-02-11T13:11:00.000-08:00

Well....Now what? :-) I'm sorry I haven't been blogging......in forever. :-)
We have been very busy (moving twice in 3 months) so life has been way too hectic!:-) Fortunately things are beginning to calm down.....a little. :-) Actually, the main reason I'm blogging now is because my dear friend Allison has tagged me. :-) Thanks Allison!!!
Rules are:
Try to come up with 50 facts about yourself as you can.
If you're tagged you must try to do it! Its o.k. if you don't make it all the way to 50.
You may use things from previous tags. Just have fun!

1. I am a Christian, and Love Jesus.
2. I love to read.......everything.
3. I LOVE music. I'm a huge music fan.
4. I love almost any type of music with a beat, so I love to listen to Christian artists like tobyMAC, Rebecca St James and others.
5. I have lived in 5 different places the last 25 months.
6. it took me 8 years to learn how to spell my middle name.
7. I am scared of attics.
8. I love to climb to the top of lighthouses.
9. I love to shop.:-)
10. I DO NOT like to spend money. :-)
11. I love to watch I Love Lucy.
12. As a young child I was obsessed with running away. I thought it would be fun! I never actually did, but I tried.
13. I've never been to a music concert until a few weeks ago, when we went to a tobyMAC concert in Tallahassee. (I am going to post pictures)
14. I love to watch movies.
15. My mama's nickname for me is Sarabelle.
16. Since there are two Sara(h)'s in my home school co-op drama class, that's what the kids there call me too.:-)
17. I am working on a movie for a home school project.
18. I love to roller skate.
19. There are about six months of my life that are a complete blank. For example, I don't remember much of the time we spent in Mississippi.
20. I used to "live" in a "different world", a.k.a. "imaginary friends" only I think they existed.:-)21. I used to doubt my sanity. I still do.:-)
22. I enjoy writing.....but only under inspiration.
23. I once won 3rd place in a first grade reading contest.
24. I have wanted to go to Germany since I was 4 years old.
25. My dad was actually in Berlin while President Reagan was delivering his famous "Tear Down This Wall" speech. He got to watch it live only about a mile away, while he helped provide security.
26. I have always wanted to learn to sing.
27. I currently look like my mom.
28. However, I have my dad's nose.
29. I love to watch comedies, comedians, I love to read funny books, etc.
30. I love to be silly.
31. My favorite word is "Splendid".
32. I once lived in a Victorian House.
33. I have never ridden in an airplane.
34. I have been to around 15 different states.
35. All of the above was typed about a week ago.............
36. I love chicken. :-)
37. I love to get things for free.:-) I have a folder full of freebie websites that I go on all the time.....someday I'll do a blog post on that.:-)
38. I am currently taking drama classes at the home school co-op for the first time in my life......and I LOVE it!!!!
39. I am extremely picky.
40. I am going to be performing on stage!
41. I get along very well with small children.
42. I am very, very, very shy.:-/
43. My family and I,often "sing" instead of talking.
44. We also make up our own words for things.........
45. My laptop's name is Desiree.
46. My sewing machine's name is Bessie. She is very temperamental.
47. I could play checkers forever.
48. I am going to a formal at our home school co-op in April. This is the first time I've ever been to a formal event, and I am very excited!
49. I love to chew cinnamon gum.
50. I am amazed that I actually found 50 things worth writing!!!!:-)

I hereby tag :
Mama
Rebekah
The Other Sarah

Goodbye for.............now.:-)
The Scribbler.

Exciting!!!!

2008-10-31T13:54:00.000-07:00

Sense and Sensibility patterns now has e-patterns!

You get to buy and print their patterns right from their site. So, if you have a special dress you need to make soon and can't wait for the pattern to be shipped to you, you are able to print them off for a few dollars and voila, you can start right away! And if you lose a piece or need to cut it out to a new size, you can just go back and print off what you need!

Here is a dress I made several years ago using the Romantic Dress pattern.

So exciting......Please check it out!!!!

Life just got so much better for this seamstress...........

Our Trip to the Wiregrass Heritage Festival

2008-10-27T10:02:00.000-07:00

Saturday, mama,Rebekah, Emily, Natalie and I went to the Heritage festival held at Landmark Park here in Alabama. It was a lot of fun and we took a lot of pictures! Here are some for your enjoyment. :-)

On the way there, we were listening to one of our favorite c.d.s and singing along.........

Apparently Natalie didn't like Bekah's singing.......:-(

We walked around for a good bit, looking at the exhibitions and all. We saw some old buildings that had been turned into old-timey shops, and mama had Bekah and Emily pose on the steps.

My friend Sarah, who plays the dulcimer, was there along with several other dulcimer players. They played a lot of hymns and folk songs, and did a very good job!

Sarah playing. Don't you just love her dress?

We stopped to admire some pigs.......they were kinda cute.:-)

Natalie really enjoyed getting to see the pigs......

and the goat. I posted this picture because this goat looks so much like a goat we use to have named Louisa. Except this one is about twice her size, and has horns........:-)

Old-timey soap making. I'm glad we can buy our soap now! It looks like fun when your standing there watching them, but after a while I'm sure it gets to be very hard.

One of the men in charge of fire wood saw Emily standing around idle........

and put her to work.:-)

Pull Emmi, pull!

A cooking demonstration.

What an interesting way to cook a chicken!

We decided to try out one of the walking trails with Mrs. Gillis and her son Daniel. The trail was a little bumpy for the stroller, but we managed to make it though.:-)

Here Bekah, Daniel and Emily have stopped to inspect a stream. We saw a lot of fish and even a turtle!

An old tree they cut down. The little cards mark each ring on the tree, showing how old the tree is. The first one starts with I think 900 a.d. Wow.........

After we got through on the walking trail, we went to get something to drink.

Natalie being silly for the camera.

:-)

I love this picture of Emily.......such a happy smile.:-)

All of us posing on the church steps.

Natalie stole Emilie's hat!

The whole day was a lot of fun! I can't wait to go back!

Hello Again!

2008-10-18T13:25:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm back! :-)
We have managed to move into my Aunt and Uncle's house and have settled in wonderfully. We've also started school again. My sister Rebekah has a new blog up as well, so please go and visit her there! (and please feel free to leave her comments)

I haven't blogged lately because I didn't really have anything to say.:-) However, seeing as my friend Allison was sweet enough to give me a blogging award and tag me, I think I need to do something. :-)

So, first I've been given the "Kindred Spirit award", part of the Kindred Spirit Network. This is a neat site with blogs by different girls, on all different subjects, so please be sure to check it out!

Now, I am supposed to choose some fellow bloggers to give this award to, so I pick........

Sarah from Bubblegumstew

Savannah from The Family Cochran

My sister Rebekah from Kolo and Spice and Everything Nice.

Thank You Allison!!!

And now, for the tag.

Rules are as follows:1. Link to the person(s) who tagged you. 2. Post the rules on your blog. 3. Write six random things about yourself. 4. Tag sixish people at the end of your post. 5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged. 6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

Six Random Things About me

1. Dark chocolate truffles are my very best firends.

2. I have to look at someone when they talk to me, because I can't hear out of the sides of my ears. My dad is the same way.

3. The one time I drove a vehicle for more than 5 minutes, I wrecked it.

4. I have moved 3 times in the last 2 years, and have been to over a dozen states in the last 4 years.

5. At one time my sisters and I owned a collection of approximately 8 hunting, skinning and pocket knives, 2 BB guns, 2 archery sets, 1 hatchet, and could build a 6x6 emergency/play shelter out of cinder blocks, fence posts and tarps in less than 2 hours. (I am proud of that.)

6. Rain frogs and lizards make me cry. :-)

I hereby tag

Sarah

Rebekah

Savannah.

Well, that's all for now folks!

Sara~

Well, I've done it.

2008-09-15T19:09:00.000-07:00

I actually did it. Didn't know if it would work or not, but I did it.

For a month and 3 days, I have not blogged. From August the 12th to September the 15th, I didn't post, did not work on my sidebar, didn't even comment on other people's blogs.

And nobody even noticed that I had disappeared from the blogosphere.
No comments asking where I'd disappeared to.

Nobody cared.

If I had died, if my computer was blown up, if whatever, nobody would have been concerned.

I am never ever going to blog again! Farewell blogger! Farewell to all you bloggers who probably aren't even reading this! Goodbye............

Okay, is everyone feeling bad enough now? If not, I can go on some more. :-)

Just kidding. My computer hasn't blown up, I'm still alive, and no, I'm not mad at anybody. :-)

The truth is, the last couple of weeks have been kind of crazy. With trying to get ready to move, not being able to move, not knowing when were moving, it's been a bit crazy. And, to top it all off, I really haven't been feeling like blogging. :-p However, I solemnly promise.......wait a second! No promises! We all should know by now, when it comes to blogging, I'm not good at keeping promises. :-) However, you can all look forward to my promised posts in the very near future. And to further delight you, I have no intention of making any more blogging promises in the near future. When it takes a girl 3 months to write a book review, you know she doesn't need to be doing it. :-D

We have found a house in Dothan which we will be renting, so the movers are probably coming next week. We've never had movers before, so this will be an experience. Well, we have had movers before. It was a terrible ordeal and I have tried to erase it from my mind but I suppose they were movers none the less.:-) It's funny, we've moved so many times, it doesn't seem right not to be moving ourselves. :-) I can't wait to see their trucks. :-) Call me silly, but I'm always impressed by moving trucks. Maybe it has something to do with all those trips we took back and forth to Mississippi, moving furniture, boxes, dogs and goats.............all in one horse trailer.:-) I'm going to find some pictures from that move and post them here.........otherwise y'all would never believe me. :-)

Well, I'll stop rambling.......

Sara~

And Nineteen Days Later........

2008-08-09T18:26:00.001-07:00

We celebrated my younger sister Emily's entrance into the "double digits".

Emily loves horses.........so that was her party theme. :-)

Emmi with her cake.

Didn't Mama do a great job? She decorated the entire cake herself!

All of the girls. I have no idea why Natalie is hunched forward in this picture.......but I just loved her smile.

Traditionally, Natalie gets the bows off of the presents. One bow.....

A 3-D (horse) puzzle!

Two bows and a ribbon.....

San Domingo! I'm not very good at knowing who all of these Breyer horses are, but having read San Domingo: the Medicine Hat Stallion years ago, I knew who he was and his claim to fame. :-) Sadly, I can't say that for the rest of these horses.

Three bows! This reminds me of the elaborate headpieces Mrs. Gibson would wear on Wives and Daughters.

"Windtalker!"

Rebekah: "Windtalker?!? Wow, Windtalker!"

" Windtalker?"

Windtalker!

Emily explains exactly who "Windtalker" is.

Natalie listens in dignified silence.

Reading the cards......

Thank you Sara.......

Emily had been wanting a stuffed Breyer horse named Caramel for a long time, so we got it for her for her birthday.

M&M's anyone?

Battle of the birthday blow toy thingies.....(what are those called? )

Blowing out the candles!

For the rest of the day we played around with Breyer horses.......and watched King Kong while Natalie was napping. (by Emily's special request)

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And in other news:

We are going out of town for the next week or so. I have some scheduled blog posts coming up for the next couple of days, including my pictures of the Feelin' Feminine Challenge, as well as the much promised but never posted reading list. Instead of doing June's list in July :-P I decided to go ahead and combine June, July and August into one post......and forgot to put it on my sidebar. :-( I apologise for being so slack with my blogging......we have been so very busy with everyday life around here, that I simply haven't felt like doing my blog! I will be getting back on board though.

Look out for some upcoming posts!

In Christ,

Sara~

My Birthday "Party"

2008-07-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

I would like to extend a sincere apology to all blog readers of mine. I have been horribly slack in updating my blog, and will most certainly be more consistent in the future.

We celebrated my birthday weekend before last, and I'm finally getting around to posting pictures.:-P

We decided by unanimous decision to eat lunch at Longhorns. Knowing that I wanted to stop by Joann's on the way home, Mama and Dad decided to go ahead and give me one of my presents

I let Natalie help me unwrap the box.

Is it just me or is she too cute?:-)

A gift certificate to Joann's! Hooray!

The sisters three.

Mama and Dad.

Me and my cupcakes. Mama did a lovely job decorating them.

Aren't they lovely. They tasted good, too!

All of us girls with Mama. Emily isn't looking straight, but I love Natalie's face.

Mama and I. I think that now, as I am growing older, I am slowly beginning to look more like Mama. For a long time I've had people tell me that I looked like dad. Well, I'll always have his nose.......

The sisters three with Natalie. (quick note: for many years, our dream was to have our own band. It only made sense that being sisters, we would call it "The Sisters Three". When Natalie came, we just threw her name in at the end.:-) Unless she decides to be our lead singer, then we'll change it to Natalie and The Sisters Three. If Emily does lead, It'll be Emily and The Sisters Three. And if Bekah does lead........:-))

Mama, Me and Dad.

Had to include this one. :-)

Me and my Daddy-O

And of course, presents!:-)

This one was from Natalie.

Switchfoot's Beautiful Letdown!

From Emily.....

Chocolate!

Oh Bekah, you shouldn't have.....I didn't mean that!

Listen, if you have to buy me bubblegum, get the right brand! (lol)

Okay, what is it.

Jesus Freaks!

This'll be good.

And, drum roll please.....
The Present.

What could it be.....

No way! Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 11!

Wow!

For the rest of the day we watched movies and played soccer. All in all, I had a very enjoyable day!

sara~

On my Birthday.....

2008-07-15T21:15:00.000-07:00

Today Mama, Rebekah, Emily and Natalie took me out to lunch to celebrate my 16th. Birthday.

I picked T.G.I Fridays since we hadn't been there in a while. And no, we did not have the waiters come and sing happy birthday to me. :-) Dad did that to me on my 10Th birthday, and, well......never mind. The desert was good, though.:-)

Here are a couple of photos mama took......

I have no idea what I'm laughing at, but whatever it was, it was funny.:-)

Myself, Emily and Rebekah.

Mama and I.

Afterwards we went shopping at J.C. Penney's. Believe it or not, they were having a sale!:-)

I had specially requested that we watch Sense and Sensibility on my birthday, so when we got home, that is what we did.:-) It is one of my very favorite movies! Altogether, I had a very enjoyable birthday!:-)

Pictures of Kolo and Bekah

2008-07-08T05:38:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures my mama took the other day of my sister Rebekah and our dog Kolo. She did such a fantastic job!

This is my favorite. It looks like Kolo is laughing!:-)

A close-up of Kolo. She is such a wonderful dog!

Reading to Kolo.

The Girls.

We have a lot of people remark on the number of girls in our family. (although, honestly, I don't think that four girls should be considered a lot) Even our dog is a girl! Dad is clearly outnumbered.:-)

The one picture I took. Kolo is doing her favorite thing. Having her tummy rubbed. :-)

Well, that's all for now, folks!

Our 4th of July Celebration!

2008-07-08T05:13:00.000-07:00

I am a bit late with these......I have simply got to be more consistent with my blog, or nobody will be coming back to read it. :-) By, the way, I haven't forgotten about my reading list. I promise I WILL HAVE MY SUMMARY UP VERY, VERY, VERY SOON!

So, here we go.

Bekah and Emmi frost cupcakes.

Me......."Let me get this extra out of the way, y'all" :-)

Mama, helping.

Let me help!

Natalie, ever helpful, saw where Bekah had put too much frosting, and was kind enough to take care of it for her.:-)

Dad's got frosting!

Not!

Emily was in charge of decorating the cupcakes......

She did such a lovely job........

This year, I was in charge of making our traditional Flag Cake! Our Flag Cake is simply a rectangular shortcake, with whipped cream on the top, and blueberries and strawberries placed in a flag pattern. It's also very delicious!

Whipping the cream......by hand.:-p

The cake! (sorry for the silly grin........I don't usually try to look that way.....:-))

During the afternoon, Dad, Bekah and Emmi set up out little pool outside......it was a very hot day, so they really enjoyed it.

The look on Natalie's face when she first saw the pool. It had a little slide shaped like a turtles head, so in a way looked like I big, green, funny, turtle. :-)

You've got to be kidding me.......

Look out pool, here I come!!!!

Natalie enjoying the slide!

After supper, we got ready to go and see fireworks!

We had to park about a mile away from the park where the fireworks were held. There was a great deal of people there.......

more than Natalie was used to seeing!

The Van Meter Ladies.....Me, Mama, Rebekah, Emily, Natalie.

We had to wait about an hour and a half before it was dark enough to hold fireworks......

Natalie eagerly awaiting the "lights" as she called them.

Bekah.

Adorable.

And at last, the fireworks!

This one looks like a balloon......

This is sorta like a flower.....

Stunning.

My favorite. I think it looks like a carrot. :-)

Mama took all of the fireworks pictures. Didn't they turn out beautifully?

Well, that was our 4Th of July! I hope everyone enjoyed theirs as much as we did ours!

More Spotted in town......

2008-06-26T13:17:00.001-07:00

Having never bought a vehicle in Augusta, we aren't sure, but apparently our city has a problem with overly "persuasive" car salesmen.

In light of that, I'm assuming that advertisements such as this would work.

Spotted in town.....

2008-06-22T14:00:00.000-07:00

This interesting sign posted in a store window sparked the following (actual) conversation.

Rebekah: What's a Carpet-Bagger?

Emily: Not to be smart, but someone who carries a carpet bag!

R: Well, why don't they want people with carpet bags in their store?

Sara: Because that makes it easier for people to steal! They can walk right in and stick stuff in their bags!

E: Exactly!

R: But how is it no one notices?

S: Well, that's why solicitors aren't allowed in either. If they're working together, the solicitor can distract the propreitor while the carpetbagger does the job!

E: Exactly!

R: Oh, I see!

Sadly, I'm really not sure what they mean by "carpet-bagger", but we're satisfied with this. :-)

At the park- Rnd.2

2008-06-10T14:57:00.000-07:00

Well, here are the photos I've been promising.:-) I thought they turned out pretty well. Once again, I managed to take about a 100+ pictures. :-) My problem isn't so much that I'm camera crazy, (like "some people":-)), but I'm always afraid to delete. :-( Gotta work on that some. :-) SO, here we are........

Getting ready to start out.

There she goes!

Dad and Emily.

Part of the house. It was so big I just couldn't get a good picture.

Entering the woods. (don't worry. I didn't take too many "nature photos".)

Dad and Natalie.

Looking at the fish. (and yes, the baby frogs were still there.:-/)

There was a turtle in this picture. Was.......

Fishing.

I love the way this photo turned out. It's kind of funny too, in that you see a picnic bench up front, but the picnickers have chosen too sit on the ground......

Mama took this one. I love that they are all looking in the same direction at the same time. That's sorta hard to do, especially with Natalie.

I like this one of dad, too.

Look at me!

Leaving the woods.

Mama and Dad.

Well, that isn't all of the pictures I took, but that's all I'll post. Mama and Dad's anniversary is this weekend, so I'm hoping that maybe we can go somewhere and I can take some pictures of them.

A quick note: I won't be reading Parallel Journeys this month, but next month. (It was on my book list) I'm trying to get together some books on WW2. I bought a real interesting looking book at the Books-A-Million yesterday entitled: "Fateful Choices:Ten Decisions That Changed The World, 1940-1941." by Ian Kershaw. If anybody else knows of any good books on WW2 and/or the Holocaust, please let me know! I'm mainly interested in learning more about the German side of the war than anything. I'm also into studying Russian history, including The Iron Curtain and Communism, as well as anything medieval. So, if anybody has any recommendations, please let me know!

~sara~

Working on my Blog....

2008-06-08T15:17:00.000-07:00

From the comfort of my dining room table.

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls....I have a lap top. :-) :-)

It's a red gateway, and I love it! Mama and Dad bought it for an early birthday present, but couldn't wait to give it to me! I am so excited! I have been wanting a lap top for several years now, so you can imagine that I am tickled pink over this! :-) :-)

I'll post pictures from our hike in the park and our trip in Dothan sometime this week.

Sewing blog still in progress.

~sara~

P.S. feel free to comment. I love 'em. :-)

At the Park

2008-05-31T15:49:00.000-07:00

My mama found a really nice hiking trail last week on the Internet, so on Thursday we decided to go and try it out. We love to hike! It was a lot of fun, although we were a little tired when we left. I had mama's camera, so here are some of the pictures I took. I'm very happy with the way they tuned out.

Starting out. Natalie put her bonnet on herself, and since it was staying, we left it that way. :-)

Look at this big magnolia!

No horse left behind. :-)

Come on!

The entrance to the wood.

Here I go! This is fun!

What is that at the top of the tree? I need to check it out......

Wait for me!

I said wait!

They eventually got off the first tree, but that didn't stop them from exploring the second......

Here I go.....This log is slippery......(and, like a good photographer, I was unable to catch the fall:-))

Of course I'm enjoying myself. I get to ride.:-)

Finally on our way again.

The woods.

Yet another fallen tree. (To be honest, if I wasn't the one behind the camera, I would have climbed a few trees myself.:-)

A lake.

Who's that way over there?

Mama: "It looks like Bekah and Emily to me"

Sara: Aaaaggghhhhh! We must leave immediately! There are millions and millions of baby frogs!"

(and there were! I was in complete favor of vacating the premises at one, but the majority ruled.)

Are you sure it's not safe to go wading?

Rebekah and Emily saw what look like a long line stuck in the water. So, naturally, they pulled it out.

It looks like a fish!

I know! Let's do some fishing!

Is the stick tied well. (at first I thought, in absence of bait, they would try to knock the fish out, but I later learned that they were simply interested in making big splashes.:-))

Here it goes!

I'm throwing mine!

Look at that!

Back up the hill.....

We stopped at a picnic place to eat lunch.

Natalie didn't like her ham sandwich.

Mama.

Part of the Lake.

Rebekah and Emily went down to explore in the grass around the water. They thought they saw a snake and came back on the run.

I took this picture of a tree covered in Moss.

The bamboo forest.

To climb, or not to climb? That is the question.

The path out.

I actually took about 100+ pictures, but these are the ones I liked best. Dad came home this weekend, from Dothan, so on Saturday we went hiking again. Those pictures are still in the camera, but I'll try to post them when we get back,

We are going to Albany for about a week to help my Grandfather around his house, He's trying to sell it, but it needs a little yard work.

In other news, my friend Sarah and I are setting up a sewing blog! She loves to sew as much as I do, so this will be fun! Stay tuned!

By the way, Sarah also did the Feelin Feminine Challenge. You can see her pictures by going here and here. She also made most of her skirts and dresses, and they are very nice!

I'm also starting a monthly reading list on my sidebar. At the beginning of every month I'll start a new list, and at the end of the month I'll do a summary or review for each one. I'll have mine up in a few days.

Have a blessed week!

Sara~

Quick update.....

2008-05-27T14:29:00.000-07:00

Well, Dad left for Al. yesterday afternoon. We already miss him.

Before he left we decided to take a quick trip up to Charleston, SC. We had a lot of fun! Since my lovely mama has already posted about our trip, I'll just give you two of my favorite pictures.

The cupcake shop. :-) My dad, Natalie and I are the only ones who can eat cupcakes, so we enjoyed ourselves. :-D Okay, okay, I'll be honest. :-( I was Happy. ;-) Dad hated the cupcakes, and we didn't want to give Natalie all that sugar. hehehe......

My Dad, (who's photographic skills you've already seen exhibited) took this picture. :-) As you can see, only 2 people can follow instructions, and one of them wasn't me. He did get a good picture, though. (after a couple tries:-))

We are currently getting used to not having Dad around. :-( It'll take awhile....

Oh! For all my non-blogging friends! I have enabled my blog to accept anonymous comments! So now y'all can leave comments! I'd like for everyone who reads my blog to please leave a comment and let me know what you think of it.:-)

And......my sewing machine is back from the shop, so I can get to work! Stay tuned, I hope to have something up in a week or so!

~sara~

Please Pray

2008-05-22T11:11:00.000-07:00

Please keep the Steven Curtis Chapman family in your thoughts and prayers.

Home Again!

2008-05-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

Well, we are back in town! To stay, this time. My dad is leaving next week for Dothan, but we get to stay here 'till the house sells. I did get to see my friend Sarah while we were there, too. :-) No pictures, we were too busy talking.:-D

Lemme see....

So far nothing interesting has been going on. :-) We have been cleaning the house mostly today, as some realtors will be coming tomorrow. Actually, we were told they would be having a "drive-buy" but for some reason I don't like the way that sounds.....:-)

My beloved sewing machine, which has broken since Christmas, went to the shop this week. I am hoping that they can fix it soon and I can get on with all of those sewing projects that I so desperately want to get done this summer. :-)

Oh! Here is a really neat website to check out. It's called Heumoore productions, and it's 2 homeschoolers (;-)) who make movies. Three of their films have won awards at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. We've got two, Bubble Trouble and Heartstrings. Please be sure to check it out!

Well, I have no more to say, at present.....

~sara~

Attitude

2008-05-14T12:17:00.000-07:00

Here is a little something from an E-mail my Mama forwarded to me.

Attitude

There once was a woman who woke up one morning,

looked in the mirror,

and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today.'

So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror

and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

'H-M-M,' she said, 'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today.'

So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up,

looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail.'

So she did, and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up,

looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.

'YAY!' she exclaimed. 'I don't have to fix my hair today!'

Attitude is everything

So true! Our outlook on life can mean a lot! :-)

~sara~

Feelin' Feminine Week- Summary

2008-05-12T19:12:00.000-07:00

We are finally back in town! lol. Oh, and did I mention we are going back out of town THIS weekend as well? I love to travel but these trips are for house hunting in Alabama where we are moving, so they don't really qualify as "travel". :-)

Hey Sarah, maybe I'll get to see you again this weekend!!!! :-)

So, here is my summary of the Feelin' Feminine Week. I know, I know, I should have had this up a week ago. I'm sorry, but "busy" is a word I'm getting pretty tired of hearing. :-)

I was dresses only for about 8 years of my life, so wearing skirts is nothing new to me. :-) I did the Feeling Feminine Challenge really just for fun, but also as a reminder that I don't have to reach for my jeans every morning. :-) I believe that jeans and skirts can both be equally modest, as well as immodest.

I enjoyed the Feelin' Feminine Challenge and would do it again!

Okay, this is kind of short, but it's also kind of late. :-)

Bye for now.

~sara~

Goin' to Dothan

2008-04-30T15:08:00.001-07:00

We are going out of town, so don't expect to hear from

me again 'till the beginning of next week.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! :-D

Feelin Feminine-Monday

2008-04-29T10:59:00.000-07:00

Okay, I am a day late, but I never got around to posting yesterday. This is my final outfit for the Feelin' Feminine Challenge. In a day or so I'll be posting my thoughts on the challenge. We went to a Pro-Life Essay Contest award ceremony last night, so I sort of semi-dressed up.

I love this outfit because it's very stylish, and also very feminine.

Feelin' Feminine-Sunday

2008-04-27T13:12:00.000-07:00

Here is Sunday's outfit for the Feelin' Feminine Challenge. Fairly simple, so I spruced it up with a pretty necklace. :-)

I am so glad I have contacts now. When I had glasses I could never wear my hair over one eye like this. (I'm just kidding :-) it was kinda windy outside :-))

I love this necklace! It looks so vintage. :-)

~sara~

Feeling Feminine-Saturday

2008-04-26T16:36:00.000-07:00

Here is Saturday's outfit for the Feelin' Feminine Challenge. We had to run some more errands in town today, so here is what I wore. I call this my "Favorite's Outfit" because I've got......

My favorite dress, my favorite purse,

and my favorite bracelet! I'm not usually one for "out there" jewelry, but this is a beloved exception!

here's what I wore the rest of the day, while we were outside doing yard work. Natalie loves riding in the wheelbarrow.:-)

Feelin' Feminine-Friday

2008-04-25T15:43:00.001-07:00

Here is Friday's outfit for the Feeling Feminine Challenge. We spent most of today in town. Even though it's fairly comfortable, this is most likely my least favorite outfit.

Denim jacket, red tank, floral skirt.

Here is a close up of my watch. It's my favorite.

And on a more interesting note.......

A bat! We found this interesting creature out on a tree.

Feelin' Feminine Challenge

2008-04-24T15:54:00.000-07:00

I've decided to take part in the Feelin' Feminine Challenge, like my friend Allison and other young ladies have.
For a whole week I'll wear skirts and dresses, posting a new picture every day. I'm excited! Wearing skirts is not a new thing for me, as for almost 8 years of my life I was dresses/skirts only. Now, I generally split skirts/pants up half and half every week. I'll also be doing the challenge "extras", different accessories with each outfit, and posting pictures of different daily activities carried out in skirts.
If you are interested in the Feelin' Feminine Challenge, click here.

I started on Tuesday but haven't gotten around to posting pictures until now. So.......

Tuesday

We were doing a lot of housework in preparation for realtor's coming to look at the house, so I just through on my denim jumper with this pink shirt.

Fixing Lunch. You can't tell, but I have a very pretty butterfly clip pulling my hair back. :-)

Wednesday

We had to run to the grocery store, so I wore my pink and white Pure Fashion shirt.

I love these Shoes!!!!

A full length picture. This is my favorite denim skirt.

The rest of the day I wore my light wash denim house skirt with a flowery shirt.

Spray painting......

Today
Same skirt, different shirt.

Doing my schoolwork.

I'll be posting some more pictures tommorow! Stay tuned!

~sara~

2008 Pure Fashion Show!!!!!

2008-04-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

So.....here are the pictures from the Fashion Show, just like I promised! All picture credits go to my dad. I was too busy looking at everything to even think about cameras. :-) You are all very fortunate, because he took pictures of every outfit on the runway. To any interested, all the outfits came from Dillard's. So.....here we go!

Shopping

Me looking at some bags

Dad caught me looking at this purse. It had about 7 different types of artificial animal fur all over it. The picture doesn't even do it justice. Not my style, I wouldn't even look at it. :-)

The Show

First up was a talk by co-host Julie Laipply on being beYOUtiful. She was extremely interesting.

There was a young lady named Heather Holtry from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She has Lyme Disease, and her wish was to have original modest prom dresses that she had designed made and modeled at a Pure Fashion Show. She did such an awesome job.

Here are two more gowns. Heather is the girl on the right. My favorite dress is the one on the girl on the left.

In honor of Heather Holtry, who loves ballet, Pure Fashion had Mary Kate McCarthy, from the Atlanta Ballet, dance at the show.

After Music performances from Lindee Link, a 13 year old singer, (by the way, she did a great job) and Carried Away (loved them too) one of the models came out and spoke to the audience about her experience with Pure Fashion and how it helped her learn that modesty isn't about wearing just an old sack, but looking feminine and attractive as well. She was very interesting,

Allison Boyle speaking

And finally...... the fashion show itself!

Division #1 :

Think Pink

love this

definitely a favorite

The next speakers were 2 models who had been friends for several years and did pure fashion together. They talked about how Pure Fashion really impacted their friendship and equipped them to truly challenge one another in their walk with Christ.

L.Coleen Dittmeier R.Lisa DePalma

Division #2

Summer Fun

I love this! I am going to Dillard's next week! lol..........

Thought this was really cute.....

I really, really liked this

cute

Another favorite

and another

Every year, each of the models are asked to design an original prom gown. Then they have a contest to see which gown wins, and the winning dress is made and modeled in the next fashion show.

Stunning!

Division#3

Goin' Green

I thought this was too cute!

I loved this!

Cute!

The Last speaker. I can't for the life of me remember her talk. :-(

Division #4

Feelin' Feminine

loved this

very pretty!

loved this

The Finale!

All in all, it was a very fun trip! I want to go again!

~sara~

I Am So Excited!!!!

2008-04-19T19:30:00.000-07:00

This Sunday, as an early birthday present, Dad is taking me to a Pure Fashion Show in Atlanta! I can't wait!

Pure Fashion is an organization dedicated to helping teen girls live pure happy lives, as well as dressing in a modest, stylish manner.

To find out more about Pure Fashion, click here.

*Do not worry! I will post pictures!:-)*

On a Walk

2008-04-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

The other day we went on a walk. My dad had the camera with him, so he snapped a couple pictures. For more pictures, go to my mama's blog.

There is a construction crew working near our house, so Bekah, Emmi and Natalie enjoyed running around the pipes.

I thought this was a really cool picture. I didn't know dad was such a good photographer.

Profile views. Gotta Love'em. :-)

Running along the pipes....

Jumping.....

Walking home on the railroad tracks.

Natalie's Second Birthday!

2008-04-17T11:05:00.000-07:00

On the 30th of March, my little sister Natalie turned 2! (okay, I should have done these earlier. I didn't. Sorry.)

It's My Birthday?

The Cake. 100% Gluten Free and made by Mama!

Eating Sweet Potato. Her favorite.

The Girls

Natalie's Birthday was Winne-the-Pooh themed, in case you noticed.:-)

A cake.... just for Me?!?!

Question: How come babies are the only ones who get cakes to themselves?

Ooohhhhh......it crumbles!

Don't stare. I'm enjoying myself.

Delish.

Mama and the ultra happy birthday girl.

Mama and The Girls.

They're all mine!

Oh....I love it!

Natalie got several presents but there was one that she was most excited about.... and here it is!

Her very own tricycle!

I'm a Big Girl now!

I love you cutie pie.

The Wedding of Cortez Giddens Houston and Martha June Hatcher

2008-04-14T12:31:00.000-07:00

So, here are the wedding pictures I promised everybody. Hope you enjoy them! :-)

Dad and Aunt Louise talking.

The Lovely bride. The first thing she said when she walked in the door was to Mama: "Where is your Daddy?"

There he is!

Nervous? No way.

And the bridegroom (patiently) waits..... (if you look over his head, you'll see I was taking a picture of mama taking a picture:-))

Here comes the bride!

In front of the minister

The ceremony

Searching for the ring. (he had to go through and empty both pockets before he found the ring, but he found it, nevertheless. :-))

Exchanging the Rings......

Mr. and Mrs. Cortez Houston

After The Ceremony

2008-04-14T12:18:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures taken after the wedding and at the restaurant.

Everybody together.

L-R, Uncle Greg, Ms. June, Grandpa, Mama

Grandpa, Ms. June and all the little Grandchildren

The Bride with her son and daughter

Grandpa w/ Uncle Greg and Mama

The Bride's family

The Groom's family (you can tell I was disoriented that day. I'm with the wrong family! That is, if you can see me at all. Short people.....:-))

The "Grand Girls" :-) L-R, Ashlynn Houston, Rebekah, Emily, Abby H., Me

Front: Audrey H., Natalie

I love the look on Ashlynn's face. "I am adorable.... And I know it "

Bekah and Audrey

Natalie, Abby and Emmi

Audrey reading

Dad and Grandpa

The Happy Couple at the restaurant.

Audrey came over to talk to Mama and me. (She's 3) After calmly informing us that her daddy was going to die tomorrow*(?) she then went on to recite the alphabet and sing half of Victory in Jesus. She only sang half because as soon as she got to the part about "His precious Blood's atoning" she launched into one of the finest orations on the meaning of Jesus' dieing on the cross that I have ever heard. She is too cute!

The Bride and Groom Leave

The Rings

Just for fun......Me and My ring! :-)

* As of today, he is still in one piece. Maybe she was wrong. :-)

Off To A Wedding!

2008-04-11T15:43:00.001-07:00

My Grandfather is getting married in Albany tomorrow, and we are going to the wedding. It's a five hour drive to Albany, so we'll be leaving bright and early in the morning and getting home late tomorrow night.

I plan to take plenty of pictures, and so does Mama, and I'll probably post them Monday, so stay tuned!

The Happy Couple

The Story of SarabelleDaniellebelle

2008-03-06T15:33:00.000-08:00

It was a Dismal day. The Mama was ill, and it was up to SarabelleDaniellebelle to fix the family's supper. SarabelleDaniellebelle decided to fix her special chipotle nachos. She mixed the special ingredients, put it on the chips, and put it in the oven under the broil. About 10 minutes later it suddenly occurred to SarabelleDaniellebelle to remember her nachos. She opened the oven and was horrified to see......

Flames! (Scary music plays)

Fortunately, her gallant knight-without-shining-armour was available to rescue the poor nachos. Or rather, to rescue the poor SarabelleDaniellebelle and put out the fire on the nachos. Devastated at the result of her culinary attempts, she turned to her mother and, on the point of tears inquired "I guess I have done about everything now?"

"No honey, you've still got a lot more to do."

A True Story

One Afternoon.....

2008-03-04T13:44:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted lately...............

2008-02-27T13:56:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! I am so sorry that I haven't posted anything lately. We have been pretty busy lately as well as battling sickness. :-o To start off with, ( or restart with? or to restart off with? or to start back off with? or...... anyway, like I was saying...:-))

To start with, I am posting a quote from a book I am reading, an update on the local Answers in Genesis conference we attended, and some other things as well.

Please pray for my dad, too. He is going to Dothan Al. ( home of my friend Sarah) for a special job interview, so we will really appreciate prayers.

sara~

Believe in Something

2008-02-27T13:54:00.000-08:00

Okay, I loved this one so much I just had to share.

"All of us have to believe in something transcendant," he says, "There is a sense in disney that you have to believe in a transcendant power. Americans have faith, and if you have faith, things will work out well. Many in this country believe that people who don't have faith in something are really non-American. We're not really going to tell you what you have to believe in, but you have to have faith in something beyond yourself. It's not what you believe in that makes the difference, it's the believing that makes the difference. Believing people are to be trusted; non-believing people are not to be trusted. So we don't care what you believe in, but if you don't have a faith, you're nothing in American society."

Tony Campolo as quoted in The Gospel According to Disney by Mark I. Pinsky

Ephasis already there.

First Reading: Hmmm.... it's kind of hard to see what's being said here, but I think I'll get it....

Second Reading: So it doesn't matter what I believe in?

Third Reading: So if I believe in Big toes, I am automaticlly a good person and can be trusted! Wait, it says something beyond myself.

Fourth Reading: so if I believe in somebody else's big toe, am I automatically a good person?

You go figure.

Interview with the Botkin Sisters

2008-02-27T13:53:00.000-08:00

Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin have posted their interview! You can read the first part here, and the second part here.

Has anybody seen their DVD yet? I love it!

sara~

Answers In Genesis Conference

2008-02-27T13:38:00.000-08:00

We went to a special AIG conference this past weekend that was put on by a local church. It was really good! They had Mr. Ken Ham there, as well as a Dr. David Menton, who I hadn't heard before. On Friday night Dr. Menton gave a talk called "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made", about how a baby is conceived and how it grows in the womb. I don't see how anybody can walk away from something like that and not see the Creator. It was simply fascinating! As always, :-), we bought a ton of books and DVDs, including Demolishing Strongholds, which I have been wanting for some time.

They also talked about more additions they are making to the museum, which makes me want to go back even more!

Final Update

2008-02-10T18:34:00.000-08:00

We got back from Uncle Mac's memorial service Wednesday night. Thank you so much for your prayers! This was all very sudden, as nobody was aware that he had cancer at all. Pancreatic cancer is generally undetectable until the last minute. The last time we had seen him, a few months ago, he was extremely healthy. The "suddenness" of his death has been very tough on his family, so please continue to pray for them.

I put the parenthesis around suddenness because, although it may seem sudden to us, he was called home at just the right time to God.

Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die....

~sara~

School Pictures

2008-02-10T18:33:00.000-08:00

Our mama took us outside the other day to take some school pictures. My mama used to be really good with photography and she has started taking it up again. So here are some of our favorites.

Sara Danielle

Rebekah Faith

Emily Hope

We didn't take any of Natalie that day, but I'll be putting up photos of her soon.

Update

2008-02-03T15:12:00.000-08:00

Uncle Mac passed away this morning at about 4:00 A.M. Our plans have been altered so that we will be leaving on Wednesday instead of today. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers. Thank you.
~Sara~

PLEASE PRAY!!!!!!!

2008-02-02T17:59:00.000-08:00

This is a request for prayers for my dad's Uncle Mac. He is in the hospital with pancreatic cancer and the doctors think he could die any time.

There's really nothing that can be done now, but please pray for the family, that everyone will have God's grace for this. We will be leaving for Albany, where he lives, tomorrow morning. Thank you all.
~sara~

Christmas Dresses

2008-01-17T07:06:00.000-08:00

Well, at long last, here are the pictures of the Christmas dresses I made this year. I made them using the Ladies Regency Gown pattern and the Girls Regency Dress pattern from Sense and Sensibility. The pattern was very simple and easy to put together and I am looking forward to making more for spring.

Mama's dress. I absolutely loved the fabric she chose for hers.

Here is my dress, inspired by the brown dress Marianne wore in Sense and Sensibility, below. ( sorry for the fuzzy picture, it's the best I could find.)

Bekah's dress.

Emily's dress.

I think it was Mama's idea to take our picture like this. Doesn't it look neat?

All of us. Here you can see Natalie's dress.

Well, that's all for now. We are heading to Dothan today for my dad's job interview, so please pray. I'll try and get pictures while we're there of the dresses I made for my Aunt and cousins, so stay tuned!

Creation Museum

2008-01-08T03:44:00.000-08:00

I know I should have done this sooner, but I haven't really gotten around to it. I'll be better in the future, honest.:-) Because of problems I am currently having with blogger, I won't be able too say what every picture is, but I'll do my best.
So , here we go... Our Visit to the Creation Museum.

Because we went in early December and they were expecting a snowstorm, (that we didn't know about) there were not many people so I was able to get some pretty good pictures.

Here we go back in time......

Moses and the Prophets

Martin Luther

Our Modern World

To find out why we have strayed away from biblical truths and values, we go back.... to the beginning. The Garden of Eden is breathtaking. Pictures simply can't do this justice, so if you want to see it better, you simply have to go see it. (the one in Kentucky of course!)

Adam and Eve

Do I have to tell you?

Death after Sin

This one is kind of hard to see, but it's supposed to be Cain and Able.

The Methuselah exhibit is one of my favorites.:-)

Building the Ark. When you walk in the room you can hear a lot of the workers grumbling over "We've been working on this thing for 99 years and not a drop of water yet" Oh if they only knew.......:-)

This is one of the last photos we took. It's supposed to be of one of the idols that Noah's descendants worshipped over the years as they drifted away from God.

The last exhibit (before the Dinosaur Room) Is called the Last Adam Theater. This is a powerful 20 minute video on Jesus' coming and Crucifixion and why He had to pay the penalty for our sins.

We were "Astonished" at everything we saw and really want to go back again!

HELP!!!!!

2008-01-04T16:18:00.000-08:00

I NEED SOME HELP!!!!!

Do you see my last post???? See how terrible it looks?????? I know I'm doing something wrong, but for the life of me can't figure out what!!! I submitted this post about 20 times(no joke). Every time I would put it up it would end up looking like this. Then I would pull it off, fix it and publish it, and TA-DA! there it is, messed up again!!!! AAAARGHHHH!

What am I doing wrong here?????

Can someone help me fix this??????

A million Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
Sara~

Christmas!

2008-01-04T04:15:00.002-08:00

Okay, I know I'm a bit late with this, but I thought I would do a Christmas post anyway. I'm awful about getting my pictures downloaded, so I'm very glad these weren't on my camera.:-) So, here we go......

The Tree......

Natalie trying to swipe an M&M.....

Earrings!

Pan covers to keep grease from splattering...

Doesn't Emily look thrilled? A remote controlled car!!!!!

Natalie (finally) gets her M&M.

The Return of The Daughters!!!!

And what could this be?....

A baby for the baby!!

Mama looking over some books she got....

Bekah's Hat! ( I gave her that!)

Janet Arnold's Pattern's of Fashion 2! It may be hard to see, but I was thrilled!

This is one of the few pictures we took of dad's presents, but then him being the official photographer had something to do with it.:-) For every year for as long as I can remember we have gotten him a Hickory Farms snack pack as a Christmas present. He loves them.:-)

Here Emily is holding something I made her...

After unfolding it.... "Neat, a Bed runner!"

"Oh goodie, The Talley Trio!" (flipping the c.d over, reading the back) It's got "my" song, Red Letter Day! Yippee!(this was definitely one of the highlights of my Christmas.:-))

And here is one of the highlights of Natalie's Christmas...

A mini kitchen!!!!

Mama going through her stocking.

"What in the world will I do with all my presents!!??!!" Thanks to all the aunts, uncles and grandparents for all the special treats! My first "real" Christmas was a blast!

Merry Christmas!!!!

I wish I had a picture of the blower Rebekah and Emily got dad, but I don't. And sadly, we forgot to take one of our traditional

"monkey bread" that we enjoy each Chirstmas morning. But I think you can see we had a fun day anyhow!

This is all for now, but I'll be following up with pictures of the Christmas dresses I made as well as pictures from the Creation Museum we went to in early December.

Bye for now!

Happy New Year!!!!!

2008-01-01T14:42:00.000-08:00

May the Lord richly bless you throughout all of this new year!

Church and Family Conference

2007-12-30T12:51:00.000-08:00

At the end of November we went to the Uniting Church and Family Conference in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It was wonderful! We got to hear some wonderful speakers and as always learned a great deal! I must say that this is one of the best conferences that I have ever been to.Here are some pictures taken at the event.

Mr Voddie Baucham speaking......

The crowd, taken from the back of the room,

Mr. Scott Brown speaking.....

My sisters and I with Mr. Scott Brown and Mr. Voddie Baucham.

I am so sorry!

2007-12-29T12:34:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I haven't written a thing since October! We have been so very busy lately that I really haven't had time! On the week of Thanksgiving we had a family friend and her son staying with us, and then we went away for a week to a Uniting Church and Family conference in NC. On our way home we went to the Creation Museum and spent three days in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. When we got home I had to immediately start work on some dresses I am making for my aunt and three of our cousins, and then came Christmas, (and now I can't think of a new excuse :-)) so it is only just now that I have gotten around to posting anything. However, I am fully intending to make up for it! I am going to write entries on our trip to the conference, our Christmas and the Christmas dresses that I made, soooo, more to come over the next few days!

Bye for now,

Sara~

Trading Spaces

2007-10-30T13:48:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we decided to move everybody's room around. Rebekah moved into my room, and we both moved into Natalie's room, who moved into Emily's room where Rebekah used to stay. Needless, to say, this was not a easy process.

My room has never been this messy!

Moving the bookcase...(if you look close you can see me looking around the corner)

Emily helping Mama....

Emily and Natalie's room, in progress....... We had to pull almost everything out of the closets too. Notice the lovely mess.

Here is the room I share with Rebekah.... in progress!

Natalie, who helped every chance she got!

Natalie's side of the room.....

and Emily's side.

Half of the room Rebekah and I share.....

and the other half.

We were, thankfully, able to get everything moved by 8:00 p.m. Sunday night. And yes, we were tired. :-)~

New Dresses!!!

2007-10-30T13:23:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been working on making Christmas dresses. So far I have Rebekah and Emily's done. I decided to the Girl's Regency Dress from Sense and Sensibility. It went together splendidly and I will definitely be using that pattern again!

Pieces.......

Seam ripping.......(I have gotten so good with my seam ripper, I could probably use it in my sleep!)

Sewing........

And the finished products!

And while we're at it, here is the picture of a dress I made me, inspired by the film Wives and Daughters. I used the Romantic Dress pattern, also available from Sense and Sensibility. The sleeves aren't actually as "balloon-y" as they appear, it's just the way I'm standing. I have taken them in as well, which has really helped reduce the size.

A Little Sister Follows Me.....

2007-10-10T13:56:00.000-07:00

I discovered this poem several months ago. As the oldest of four sisters, this has blessed me (and taught me) a good deal.

A Little Sister Follows Me

author unknown
A careful girl I want to be;

A little sister follows me.

I do not dare to go astray

For fear she'll go the selfsame way.

I cannot once escape her eyes;

Whate'er she sees me do, she tries;

Like me she says she's going to be-

That little sister following me.

She thinks that I am good and fine;

Believes in every word of mine.

The bad in me she must not see-

That little sister following me.

I must remember as I go,

Through summer's sun and winters snow;

I'm building for the years to be

That little sister following me. ~

A Very Happy Baby

2007-09-25T13:20:00.000-07:00

My sister Natalie, who certainly knows how to make a picture!

Apron Project

2007-09-23T13:23:00.000-07:00

I recently completed an apron for my mother and thought I would post a couple of pictures here.

Me sewing.......

And my lovely mother wearing the finished product.

Hopefully I will soon be able to post pictures of my other creations. I am finishing up a Romantic dress inspired by Wives and Daughters, so keep watching!

A Documentary to See!

2007-09-17T13:58:00.000-07:00

http://visionarydaughters.com/return-of-the-daughters/

Here is the link to a Trailer for the documentary "The Return of the Daughters", which (I believe) is going to be released this Fall. The documentary is produced by the authors of the exceptional book, So Much More, Anna Sofia and Elisabeth Botkin. I can't wait to see it!

Welcome!!!

2007-09-15T13:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog!

As this is my first ever posting, I will tell you a bit about myself. My favorite hobby is sewing, and I enjoy making old fashioned clothing for everyday wear.

I love reading and my favorite books are Ivanhoe, Prisoner's of the Sea, Four Girls at Chautauqua, A little Princess and The Hidden Hand.
I also enjoy watching good, wholesome movies. Some of my favorites include Cheaper By The Dozen (the one with Clifton Webb), A man called Peter, Laurel and Hardy, The Beverly Hillbillies, and A Bountiful Blessing.

My dad, Ben is a Robotic Tech and works at a plant here in town.My mom, Janet is a happy homemaker and enjoys cooking, sewing and scrapbooking in her spare time. Rebekah is 12 and enjoys cooking and collecting Breyers. Having Celiacs Disease she is often in the kitchen and recently came up with her own Gluten Free recipe for cake that is delicious! Emily is 9 and loves all things horses. She scans the sports section of the paper everyday for horse news and can tell you everything about any race horse there ever was. Natalie is 1 1/2 and such a blessing! She has such a pretty smile and can't go anywhere withought someone telling her she's cute! I love to be with babies whenever possible and enjoy being with my 3 sisters.

Well, that's about all I have to say about me! Check back soon as I will be updating my blog about me, my life, and.....etc!
Enjoy viewing!~