Hiya!

Howdy! I am at my Grandma and Grandpa's house in Indiana. No snow yet, but we just got here last night! :-) I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Also-please pray for my Aunt and Uncle, their baby came 8 weeks early on the 27th. Her name is Mollie. She is breathing on her own, but she will not be able to come home for a while, and it was really hard for them to leave her today. I will post pictures and a couple videos when I get home, but for now you can look at the ones my aunt posted: sunflowerinnc.blogspot.com

We're Off!

Tomorrow morning we are leaving for Georgia! I do not know if I will be able to write while we are gone, so don't be surprised if you don't hear from me! Please pray for us, my mom is still not feeling great. Also, we will be going to Indiana for New Year's, and there have been some snow and ice storms, so pray for our safety on the road.

See you all when we get back! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

P.S.
AAUUGGHH!!!!!! JOEL IS 10!!!!!

The Thanksgiving Weirdo

On Thanksgiving, Joel was feeling pretty wacky. What did I do? I took pictures, of course!


It started like this: He noticed the camera.

Then, of course, he did his signature pose.

And his other signature pose.

Uh huh.

Then, we went on a walk with Grandpa F!

Favorite!

In this picture, my Grandpa had turned into a monster or something.

I'm sorry. We couldn't resist.

When we got back to the house, we were welcomed by the frog....

And took some more pictures.

We didn't even stop on the way home!

Happy 10th birthday, Joel!

Thanksgiving

A few weeks ago we traveled to St. Petersburg to celebrate Thanksgiving with my Mom's parents and aunt and uncle. On Thanksgiving day, we went over to my Aunt Betty and Uncle Tom's house.

First, we made our traditional placemats while the adults finished preparing the meal.

Also, while we waited, we were able to have some fun trying to crack nuts open. It was very difficult, and most of the time we kids needed help from Dad. :-)





Here is the beautifully set table...





Suddenly, food began to appear on it!






Oh, how I love green bean casserole. Mmmmm. Yummy. Oh yeah.


Ahem. Sorry.




And then, FINALLY, it was time to eat!




After dinner, we had delicious pies.

And, of course, took some family pictures.

Up next:

The Thanksgiving Weirdo.

My Favorite Book

This is my favorite book. Ever. Go read it. Now.

Happy Winter!

Hooray for cool weather!

Winner!

I have the winner of the contest! It is (Bumbadabum)...

"Missie in the Morning" by Da Goob, her girl!

I think it would be appropriate to add that this is Missie in the afternoon and night, too. :-)

I am stocked with presents to finish, so no prize this time. Just lotsa love!

Sorry!

Because flip flops are unavailable right now, I cannot sell fuzzy slippers until spring. Sorry!

Winter "Give That Photo A Name Contest"- Enter Now, You Hooligans!

This is Missie, or Mischief, or Must-you-tear-up-everything-you-can-reach. She is Glenna's pup. She is absolutely crazy, and taking a picture of her is an... interesting experience. I think this is the only picture I have of her while she is facing the camera. So, name it!

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The rules-strictly enforced with a crazy schnauzer who will attack if I snap my fingers:

• Limit 3 entries per person
• No entries after Monday, December 8 (Good heavens, is it really December?)
• Winner will be announced December 9. Or 10. Or 11. But hopefully 9.

Make this a big one! I want to see at least 20 entries!

Please?

Remember, I have a crazy schnauzer...

Umm...

These sentences were written as examples in my Spanish textbook:

?Es delgada tu mama? No, no es delgada; es gorda.

Translation: Is your mother skinny? No, she is not skinny, she is fat.

50 Blessings...

1. God
2. Jesus
3. The Holy Spirit
4. The Bible in my language!
5. God's amazing gift
6. Jesus being willing to DIE for ME (and you!)
7. The Holy Spirit helping me every day
8. Prayer
9. My mom,
10. Dad,
11. Josh,
12. Joel,
13. Grandparents,
14. Aunts and Uncles,
15. and cousins
16. Hobbes :-)
17. All my great friends: Glenna
18. Natalie
19. Grace
20. Bekah W
21. Bekah R
22. Hannah
23. Christy
24. Anna
25. Brittany
26. Emily R
27. Emily Y
28. Acacia
29. Kara
30. our home
31. our land
32. we always have food on the table
33. God's provosion in everything
34. education
35. rocks
36. color
37. mountains
38. tears
39. electricity!
40. the beach
41. ice cream
42. history
43. my mom homeschooling me
44. Mrs. W helping :-)
45. JV
46. rivers
47. water
48. horses
49. dogs
50. all other animals!

I will be adding on more soon, but this is all for now. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Back in a few days...

I am at my Grandparents' house, so I will put up the Holiday Contest when I get back on Monday.

Happy Turkey Day!

One More Thing...

(This will be the last post about my business- I promise!)

I just thought of this today- I can sell hats and scarves too. $4 for a hat, $5 for a scarf, or both for $8.

Also- I received a few orders for fuzzy slippers. I went looking for flip flops to do them on, however, and I couldn't find any, probably because it is winter. I am not done looking, but I may not be able to make those until winter is over. Sorry!

Thanks! Tune in tomorrow for the last North Carolina post!

North Carolina, Part Cuatro

One of the days during our trip, we went to see our land. This was the first time my grandparents were able to see it in person.

These are just some pictures of the ride there.

And here it is! My camera makes the mountains look sooooo much smaller and farther away than they really are. I remember taking this picture and thinking, "The mountains shrunk!" when I looked at it.

This my favorite tree. I would love to build a tree house in it.

And this is an apple tree right next to it. There are a few apple trees and a few pear trees on our land. There are also a lot of black raspberry bushes!

Here are some more pictures of the view...

We are probably going to cut down some trees to the left and right of the gap to widen the view. Unfortunately, these are the best climbing trees on the entire property!

And here is our loverly pond. Isn't it beautiful? There is another one by the barn, but it dried up because it is not spring-fed like this one.

And look! Color!

My Uncle Mike is studying fish and wildlife in school right now, and he tells us all of the different types of trees and other plants. This is nice because he actually found some poison ivy in the barn! It is a rather old barn; we are probably going to pull it down.

More color...

On the way back to my aunt and uncle's house, we stopped at an overlook on a mountain pass between North Carolina and Tennessee. The sun was setting, and the colors were beautiful!

Isn't our God amazing?