The Blue Award

Alright. We were tagged by Jo March with this. :) Here are the rules:

You've got to answer the person who tagged you's questions, and then make up ten of your own and tag whoever you want.

1. What is your favorite song? Um... right now? It's probably Draw Me Nearer by Meredith Andrews or Sawing on the Strings by Allison Krauss! :D

2. Why do you enjoy reading my blog? I like your blog because you have alot of fun posts, you enjoy your family, and love the Lord.:) (Oh! and I like your whole blog design)

3. Oh, look! We have two hours of free time this evening.Lets.... make a movie!!! (or, if we're all too tired: finish Cranford!:)

4. How long have you had your email address? Let's see...... I think since I was around 10 or 11.

5. Do you like coleslaw on your hotdog? Nope. I don't mind it to the side, but I've never really thought that sounded good.

6. Sweetened or Unsweetened iced tea? Sweetened!!:) (Hey, I'm a southern belle, what would you expect? ;)

7. Do you like to sing? Yeah! I'm constantly humming, belting out a fun song, or singing along to c.d.s!:D

8. Are you interested in learning any foreign languages? If so, which ones? Yes. German or French would be cool! :)

9. Do you speak *chuckles* Pig Latin? epYay! I oday eakspay igPay atinLay! :)

10. What's the farthest place you've ever been from where you are *right* now? California!

Wow! that was fun! So here are my questions:

1. Do you like chocolate? If so, what kind is your favorite?

2. Ever been to Mount Rushmore?

3. How long have you been blogging?

4. Have you driven a tractor?

5. Soundtracks, or normal c.d.s?

6.Do you own a iPod? What kind and color?

7.Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?

8.Have you gone on vacation this year? Where'd ya go?

9. Country, classical, or contemporary?(music:)

10.What's your favorite song right now?

And I tag......

Daniel

Ashley

Stephanie

Micah

Graham Donahue

Matthew

and Always Narnian! :D

That's all for now!

-Sarah

The "At This Moment" Tag! :D

Welcome to the "At This Moment In Time" tag! I just made it up, so bear with me!

At This Moment in Time:

1. Choose and post a picture that describes something you really want or feel

2. Top three thoughts occupying your mind

3. Two songs you don't know all the words to, but want to learn

4. Book of the Bible you are reading

5. Issue you are working on learning how to defend to a non-Christian

6. Top thing you are looking forward to

7. Latest accomplishment

8. Next accomplishment you hope to ...accomplish! :)

9. Tell me what you think of this tag

10. Tag 6 other people

1.

2. Top Three Thoughts Occupying My Mind:

a. I'm ready for the Fall! (hence the picture)

b. Abigail's coming in 43 hours!

c. We found a wild cherry tree!

3. Two Songs I Want To Learn All The Words To:

a. "May it be"

b. and a Robin Mark song that I can't remember the name to

4. Book Of The Bible I'm Reading: First Kings

5. Issue I'm working on defending to a non-Christian: My choice to not go to college, and to keep training for the highest career a young woman can ever choose

6. Top thing I am looking forward to: My (and Sarah's) party on Saturday!!!

7. Latest accomplishment: Painting the above picture

8. Next accomplishment: sewing a modesty swimsuit

9. What do you think of this tag? I'm likin' it! :D

10. Tag 6 people:

a. Jo March

b. Stephanie

c. Abigail Taylor

d. Lady Gwenea Zetia Benn

e. Shi of Narnia

f. Nana!

There you go! :) -Rachel

A Peppermint Patty Tag! ;)

Here is a tag from Scrap's From My Workbasket: Jo's sister said she tagged whoever liked peppermint patties, and that would be me! :) (Rachel) Here we go!

1. What song are you listening to right now? "You Can Have Me" by Sidewalk Prophets

2. What books are you currently reading? "North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell, ""Abandoned To God" (Oswald Chamber's biography) and "Preparing To Be A Helpmeet" by Debi Pearl, "The Case For Christ" Lee Strobel

3. Do you sing alot? YES! :D

4. Sweet or Salty? Combine them! (As in eating a Slurpee with a Pretzel Rod! :)

5. What are your favorite hobbies? Reading, Writing, Sewing, Singing, Taking long walks, identifying wildflowers, and......herbal things!

6. What books have you read at least 3 times? "Anne of Green Gables", "Little Women", (like 10 or 12 that one!) "The Secret Garden", "The Little Princess", "Little Men", The Whole "Little House " series, "Mr. Popper's Penguins",.....lots and lots! :)

7. What sites do you visit when you get on the Internet? my email, some of the blogs I follow, and any sites I need to go to to do research or something.

8. What was the last thing you bought? A Blizzard at Dairy Queen with Matthew, Daniel, Sarah, and Uncle David

9. What fictional character do you think you are most like? Wow. Matthew says Pippin, I say Meg March, Molly Gibson, Anne Shirley, and a bit of Lizzie Bennet's personality

10. What is one of your favorite earliest memories? Well, I don't cherish the remembrance, but our old dog used to have epilepsy, and she'd have her fits on me, when I was only 3 or 4. Very scary. But my best memories......catching fireflies with Daniel, digging up my goldfish that had been buried for 2 weeks,....flying a kite on the hill, feeding ducks at Whit Park, eating tunafish mixed with macaroni and peas at Grandmama's on Tuesdays....lots of memories! :)

11. What do you do to change your mood? Pray! (And then scold myself. Occasionally I also "write myself merry" :)

12. What was the last thing you ate? a banana special (frozen banana cut up with a homemade chocolate sauce thing.... :P)

13. Do you want to learn another language? Oui. French! :)

14. Five things you can't live without? The Lord's love, my family, reading, laughter, sunshine!

15. Pick up the first book beside you, turn to page 54, and write down the first sentence in the second paragraph! "The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston." (North and South)

16. What is one thing you'd like to say right now? Maragaret Hale better marry Mr. Thornton if Joanna doesn't want her book hurled across the room! ;)

17. What are your five favorite animals? Cats, Great Pyranese dogs, donkies,...Puddleducks, hedgehogs! :)

18. What is your favorite color? Wild, dusty rose pink :)

19. If you could live in a book, which book would you choose? Um...blast! This is hard! I think....The Scarlet Pimpernel, or Anne of Green Gables, or.........No! Wait! Pride and Prejudice! :)

20. What is your favorite sport? Volleyball, as far as playing it! But I like lots of Olympic sports! :)

Okay! There you go! I tag anyone who.......thinks Frank Churchhill didn't deserve Jane Fairfax! (In Emma) (They were so terribly unequally matched. Yuck.)

The Pure In Heart Award

Hello! This is Rachel! Miss Jo March awarded us with the "Pure In Heart" Award, given to girls whose blogs are pure, lovely, and godly. Thanks Jo! :)

Here are the rules: We must post about the award, give it to five girls that deserve it, and then answer the questions below:





We Award:
Abigail,
Shaina,
Leanna,
The Wilson Girls,
and Anna-Beth!

1. Apples, oranges, or bananas? Apples! (Granny Smith preferably! Really sour ones!)

2. How many siblings do you have? 7! Daniel (19), Sarah (15), Leah (12), Anna (10), Benjamin (8), Abigail (5), and Grace (3)

3. How old are you? 17 and 3/4 ma'am! :)

4. Do you live on Prairie, woodland, swamp, city, or other? Can I pick three? Woodland, swamp, and other! :)

5. Scissors or glue? Glue! I love peeling it off my fingers! :)

6. Describe your dream house: Huge 1800's era country house surrounded by emerald fields and hills, not too fancy, but definitely well-to-do. Lots of cottage gardens around... wrap around porch, towers with windowseats in them, a secret passage, a rambling attic, big old trees, a brook, and an orchard!

7. Is your room clean? Yes! I try to keep it looking a bit like a Victorian Lady's sitting room with flowers and all! :)

8. If you could be a movie character for a day who would you be? Emma Woodhouse when she is proposed to by Mr. Knightley, and discovers she was all wrong about Harriet! :)

9. Italy, Greece, France, Spain, or England? Don't torture me with such a choice! England first, then France!

10. What denomination are you? Un-denominational, our church is based off of the Bible, and not connected to any particular church "group", but I'd say our family is closest to Baptist out of all the ones I am familiar with. (Except we can dance! :)

11. Do you sleep with a stuffed toy? No way no how! I strongly despise random things in my bed! It really irritates me if something drops from my nightstand into my bed at night or anything like that! :)

12. Gum, Chocolate, or Jelly Beans? Blast! I'd have to say gum though!

13. What is your favorite book? I cannot choose. It would be like asking who my favorite sibling is! Books are a huge part of me, and I can't pick a favorite! It would blow my mind to have to! :D

14. Favorite icecream flavor? Smithfield Icecream Parlor's Strawberry Cheesecake Icecream

15. If you had to pick one type of food to eat for two weeks, what would it be? Mexican

16. What is your favorite Olympic sport? Summer: Swimming, Winter: Figure-skating!!!

17. If you woke up and discovered you were Miley Cyrus for the day what would you do? As Jo said so truly, "Wear some decent clothes for once", also, I'd sing some songs that poor little girls could benefit from- Uncle David, ready for "My Redeemer Lives"? :)

18. Describe yourself in three words: Quaint, Creative, Merry-hearted (Is that about right?)

19. What chore do you positively hate? Well, I very strongly dislike washing baseboards in a carpeted room!

20. If Elmo came into your room with a gun, what would you do? I'd tickle him, and then call the police. Also, I'd threaten to flush his precious gold-fish if he didn't put down the gun! :)

That was fun! Thanks Jo! -Rachel

American Dream

Hey Guys! I decided to do this tag, because I thought it would be fun. I'm using Matthew's iPod, so I skipped ones that either I didn't know, or wouldn't have put on my playlist. Some of the answers are funny, some don't make much sense, and some are very random.:)


The iPod Playlist Shuffle Tag:

Put your iPod or iTunes on shuffle and write the name of the song as the answer to the question.

If someone says, "This is okay", you say: Lose My Soul

What would best describe your personality: Agnus Dei (I guess I dissin' ya'll in Latin;)

What do you like in a guy/girl: Fingerprints of God (Very true)

What is your life's purpose: By Your Side

What is your motto: Something Crazy (This one couldn't be better said:)

What do your friend's think of you: Free to be Me

What do you think about very often: Jesus, take the Wheel ( I don't think about this enough)

What is 2+2? Stained Glass Masquerade

What do you think of your best friend? The Great Adventure

What do you think of a person you like? I Will Not Be Moved (sounds sorta stiff)

What is your life story: By His Wounds

What do you want to be when you grow up? Riverdance (Ha, ha!! :)

What do you think when you see a person you like? Beauty will Rise

What do your parents think of you: The Song of the Cebu (I certainly hope not:)

What will you dance to at your wedding?: Be Unto Your Name (Interesting music, maybe we'll do a clog dance)

What will they play at your funeral? Revelation (Live)

What is your hobby/interests?: Lead Me to the Cross

What is your biggest secret? I Will Always be True

What do you think of your friends? I'm Letting Go

What's the worst thing that could happen? To Life

How will you die? Declaration of Dependence ( Wow! I must die from trying to do something by myself, and not heeding wise advice)

What's the one thing you regret? My Chains are Gone (Yeah, I'd always loved those chains)

What makes you laugh? How You Live (Turn up the Music)

What makes you cry? The Dream (Fiddler on the Roof)- It is a little disturbing ;)

Will you ever get married? I Will Not be Moved

What scares you the most? Alrightokuhhuhamen (Some Indian shouting that would scare me, I guess!:)

Does anyone like you? If I Were a Rich Man ( he,he!:)

If you could go back in time, what would you change? Legend of McBride

What hurts right now? Running Just to Catch Myself ( I can't stop!)

What do you most often exclaim? Help is on the way!!!

Where is a paradise? In the Light

What did you first say as a baby? Cartoons (Now I wasn't THAT hooked on the T.V.:)

If you had a pet, what would you name it? Got to B Tru (Maybe if it was a Rottweiler)

What is your favorite sight to see? East to West

What makes you gag? Draw Me Nearer

What are you best at? Miracle of the Moment

If you wrote a book, what would you call it? Magnificnet Obsession

What did you wish for last? Live out Loud

What would your superhero name be? Does Anybody Hear Her (Maybe I'd have a power that made me silent?)

How soon will this be over: In Christ Alone

Where are you sitting? You Are Being Loved

What do you most dislike? Somewhere in the Middle

What do you most love? Bring it On

What do you not care about? Give Me Your Eyes ( Yeah, you don't have to do that)

What is your secret name: Cinderella (Man! It's not secret anymore!)

What will you post this as? American Dream

-Sarah

A Tag and Award, and Generalness

Hey guys! We were awarded two different things yesterday. The first, is sort of more of a tag. We have to tell you why we started our blog. That should be fairly easy I think! :) There wasn't any particular reason that we did start a blog, unless it was to keep family and friends updated on our busy life! I do think it was Sarah's idea though, or maybe Daniel's? As you can see, it was no earth-shattering decision. We asked Dad, and he said that as long as we didn't put pictures of ourselves on here for just anybody to see, that he was fine with it. From the beginning though, we have had a strong vision of the sort of things we want to post about: uplifting and amusing things that happen in our life, and that uphold our beliefs.

Which leads us to our next award. We were awarded by Merriette. Thanks! This is the making-lemonade out of lemons award, given to those who practice looking on the brightside of things, and for people whose blog reflects that mindset. Now we award: Abigail, Anna, The Butler Girls, Leanna Ozee, (your sisters have already been awarded so I choose you!) and...well, Matthew, if you want it, take it, and ignore the pink stripe! :D

There you go everyone! It's moving day! By tonight this home will now be the H.Q. of three blogs! (Welcome home Oldest of Many! :) -Rachel and Sarah

Yet Another Tag. Ho-hum-bon-hommy

Hi Everybody! This is Rachel. I must be well-loved or something....this is like my 5th time being tagged with the same tag, so...even though everyone is probably tired of reading about books we'd love to live in, I must do my duty to Shaina, Hannah, Sarah, Graham, and Matthew, and do it! Here goes nothing!

Eight Books I'd Love To Live In:

1.Little Women

2.Anne of Green Gables

3.The Scarlet Pimpernel (Well. If I knew I wasn't in any danger. I'd stay home with Lady Blakeney and enjoy fancy parties! :)

4. Farmer Boy

5. To Have and To Hold (Scoot over Lady Jocelyn! Capt. Percy is MINE! ;) (He is an impeccably godly gentleman. A rarity these days! Excusing Daniel and Matthew and a select few others)

6. Hind's Feet On The High Places (Wouldn't we all love to go on a journey with the King Of Love?)

7. Pride and Prejudice (Though I'd be scared I'd be snubbed by Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley's sisters!)

8. Winnie-the-pooh (A.A. Milne was brilliant! Those books are so funny!!)

On anothher note, I am beginning to think I am rather a heartless wretch- I am reading "The Wide, Wide, World" which I have heard from everyone is heartbreakingly sad, and so far, half-way through the book, I am rather amused than sorrowful! Oh well. -Rachel

In which I'm tagged

Hey Everyone!!! I thought I'd do this tag/award right now, because I just realized that I'd been tagged so............

Also because I was tagged with this same tag 3 times!:)

Here are the rules-

1. List 8 stories or books that you'd like to live in for 2 weeks

2. List 8 other bloggers who deserve this award

Books/stories I'd like to visit:

1. Little Women (I love the Civil-War times:)

2. The Chronicles of Narnia (maybe not during the 100 year winter)

3. Anne of Green Gables (P.E.I. is supposed to be beautiful!)

4. Scarlet Pimpernel

5. Pride and Prejudice

6. Ivanhoe

7. The Fellowship of the Ring

8. The Music Man (that's a story, right?;)

And I tag:

1. Maddie

2. Abigail

3. Anna

4. Daniel

5.Matthew

6. Kendal

7. Merriette

8.Graham D.

Alright! Well, I've never done one of these things before, so bear with me.

I wonder who created the award? It's very interesting.:)

That's All For Now Folks!;)

-Sarah