Thursday, February 18, 2010
A Glorious Walk
Hi again! We went on a walk today, and I’m here to tell you it was glorious out!!!!! Let me repeat that: it was wonderful out, folks!!!! The wind was blowing through the trees, and it was both sunny and cool. We walked down to the playground and the little kids climbed all over, while Dad and Paul played Frisbee! I was feeling rather ill so I just laid in the grass and played with a little black and orange fuzzy caterpillar I had found and named Esau Haggalina (Esau was hairy, remember?). I let Elizabeth play with it too, but she didn’t like the tickly feeling and threw him across the lawn. I think it was a hard day for him. Anyway, here are some pictures. Didn’t you know that wearing a caterpillar on your nose is the latest fashion????
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Great Reading!
Let’s see how many lists I can make it onto by writing this post...
So, I just finished reading “Mathematics: Is God Silent?” by James Nickel. Now, since I’m studying the Renaissance, I’m reading “The Prince” by Nicolo Machiavelli, and the Uncle Eric book, “The Thousand Year War in the Mideast: how it affects you today” by Richard Maybury. I got some pretty controversial ideas from reading his book, “Ancient Rome: how it affects you today”, so this ought to be quite interesting!
For those of you who have read these books, you’ll understand the state these two books can put one’s mind in... especially when you’re reading them at the same time!
Anyway, it’s quite fascinating... I’ll probably have more to say later! Actually, I’m sure I will. : )
So, I just finished reading “Mathematics: Is God Silent?” by James Nickel. Now, since I’m studying the Renaissance, I’m reading “The Prince” by Nicolo Machiavelli, and the Uncle Eric book, “The Thousand Year War in the Mideast: how it affects you today” by Richard Maybury. I got some pretty controversial ideas from reading his book, “Ancient Rome: how it affects you today”, so this ought to be quite interesting!
For those of you who have read these books, you’ll understand the state these two books can put one’s mind in... especially when you’re reading them at the same time!
Anyway, it’s quite fascinating... I’ll probably have more to say later! Actually, I’m sure I will. : )
7 Dead Mice and a Purple Dress
Okay, this is Kate.
Have you ever eaten a mouse for dinner? You haven’t? Lucky. I haven’t either. Over the past 3 days we have caught 7 mice in our 4 traps. Dad and Paul get to dispose of them. It is so gross. This is not a food source or a hobby... it’s just a fact of living in a rainy country. Since it has rained a lot for a while the mice have been seeking shelter. Our garage door is hung crooked so they get in at the corners. Mom wants to put steel wool in the holes since mice hate this.
When Aimee and I went to the mail this morning there was a package for me. The dress I ordered with my Christmas money from Grandma had arrived. Guess what I did?
First I screamed...then I ran up to the house with it under my arm. I tried it on and it fits perfectly. Truly... like it was made for me... because it was. I am very happy about this and I told Dad on the phone that I want another one for my birthday. : ) Merry Christmas in February! And don’t forget a Happy New Year! : )
Have you ever eaten a mouse for dinner? You haven’t? Lucky. I haven’t either. Over the past 3 days we have caught 7 mice in our 4 traps. Dad and Paul get to dispose of them. It is so gross. This is not a food source or a hobby... it’s just a fact of living in a rainy country. Since it has rained a lot for a while the mice have been seeking shelter. Our garage door is hung crooked so they get in at the corners. Mom wants to put steel wool in the holes since mice hate this.
When Aimee and I went to the mail this morning there was a package for me. The dress I ordered with my Christmas money from Grandma had arrived. Guess what I did?
First I screamed...then I ran up to the house with it under my arm. I tried it on and it fits perfectly. Truly... like it was made for me... because it was. I am very happy about this and I told Dad on the phone that I want another one for my birthday. : ) Merry Christmas in February! And don’t forget a Happy New Year! : )
Another Confused Rambling
Ok, sorry it’s been so long.
Here’s a synopsis of all the crazy things that have happened at our house lately.
Ok, so when your parents leave the house to go to a Valentine’s party for the second time that week what do you do? You dress up Civil War, of course!
Paul dressed up as a Southern soldier and I had a great time making him look bruised and dirty..... ooh, that sounds bad....!!! I put brown eye shadow all over on side of his face (to make it look like he had fallen in the mud while fighting) drew on a brown eyeliner mustache, and gave him red marker wounds!
Don’t let any of your little siblings read this; it might not make you too popular with mom when they color on themselves. I have been trying to convince Kate that she looks pretty with her hair done up; I’m sure after looking at these pictures you’ll all agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And if any of you are wondering why Paul is taller then me, it’s ‘cause he is standing on some books. It kind of made his head look too small, though.
Today we walked around the lake to get some exercise. And, being moist out and because it had just rained, there were lots of lizards out. The only problem was at least 16 of them were smashed on the road! I won’t even go into all the gruesome details about guts and stuff ‘cause it was gross. Pearl took a picture of every smashed lizard we found. Future accident reporter?
One of our school things today was really fun; Mom and Perry wrote the beginnings of stories, and we passed them around and finished them. Some of them, as you shall see if you go read them, are really, really funny. Mom’s face hurt after she was done reading them!
Here’s a synopsis of all the crazy things that have happened at our house lately.
Ok, so when your parents leave the house to go to a Valentine’s party for the second time that week what do you do? You dress up Civil War, of course!
Paul dressed up as a Southern soldier and I had a great time making him look bruised and dirty..... ooh, that sounds bad....!!! I put brown eye shadow all over on side of his face (to make it look like he had fallen in the mud while fighting) drew on a brown eyeliner mustache, and gave him red marker wounds!
Don’t let any of your little siblings read this; it might not make you too popular with mom when they color on themselves. I have been trying to convince Kate that she looks pretty with her hair done up; I’m sure after looking at these pictures you’ll all agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And if any of you are wondering why Paul is taller then me, it’s ‘cause he is standing on some books. It kind of made his head look too small, though.
Today we walked around the lake to get some exercise. And, being moist out and because it had just rained, there were lots of lizards out. The only problem was at least 16 of them were smashed on the road! I won’t even go into all the gruesome details about guts and stuff ‘cause it was gross. Pearl took a picture of every smashed lizard we found. Future accident reporter?
One of our school things today was really fun; Mom and Perry wrote the beginnings of stories, and we passed them around and finished them. Some of them, as you shall see if you go read them, are really, really funny. Mom’s face hurt after she was done reading them!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
8.5 Laps around the Table
What does a one-year-old do when her family is taking longer to eat dinner than she does? Hint: it’s very cute, my one-year-old sister has made it a ritual, and it’s something that perhaps other people should take up.
Tonight, Elizabeth finished her dinner before we all did and Mom set her on the floor. She pulled up on Mom’s chair at one end of the table, cruised around the back of it, reached for Pearl’s chair, cruised along the backs of the three chairs down one side of our table, and giggled crazily when she came around Dad’s end of the table. She quickly worked her way behind Dad’s chair, reached for my chair, I counted, “One lap,” she cruised at high, excited speed along the four chairs on my side of the table, coming back to Mom’s chair, and without a pause, she started her second lap.
This is something that she does whenever she has a chance. She did it during school time one day, which, needless to say, did not facilitate much mathematics! She sings as she goes, making up her own tunes, words, and little screams of excitement when somebody interrupts with a “peek-a-boo!” She has a good voice for a one-year-old!
Why should other people consider taking up this end-of-the-meal habit? Well, let’s look at it scientifically: if she eats a hearty meal (which she always does unless it’s carrots) she might get chubby. Well, okay, she already is. Quite. But she might get chubby-ER! She then gets down and does, say, 8.5 laps around a table that seats 10; that’s pretty good exercise (when your legs are so short, anyway!). Not a bad idea... huh?
Tonight, Elizabeth finished her dinner before we all did and Mom set her on the floor. She pulled up on Mom’s chair at one end of the table, cruised around the back of it, reached for Pearl’s chair, cruised along the backs of the three chairs down one side of our table, and giggled crazily when she came around Dad’s end of the table. She quickly worked her way behind Dad’s chair, reached for my chair, I counted, “One lap,” she cruised at high, excited speed along the four chairs on my side of the table, coming back to Mom’s chair, and without a pause, she started her second lap.
This is something that she does whenever she has a chance. She did it during school time one day, which, needless to say, did not facilitate much mathematics! She sings as she goes, making up her own tunes, words, and little screams of excitement when somebody interrupts with a “peek-a-boo!” She has a good voice for a one-year-old!
Why should other people consider taking up this end-of-the-meal habit? Well, let’s look at it scientifically: if she eats a hearty meal (which she always does unless it’s carrots) she might get chubby. Well, okay, she already is. Quite. But she might get chubby-ER! She then gets down and does, say, 8.5 laps around a table that seats 10; that’s pretty good exercise (when your legs are so short, anyway!). Not a bad idea... huh?
Monday, February 1, 2010
Sunday Dinner... Amish Style
You probably can guess who it is writing this blog post, so I won’t tell you. (Hint- remember my guest “disappearance” about making breakfast?) Now, about dinner. We got home from church around 2:30 so we had a light lunch of spaghetti. Does everyone know that on Sundays, the Amish eat sugary, almost workless dinners? Well, they do, and that is what we did yesterday even though we’re not Amish. Only, it did take some work. Perry mixed up a cake, and Mom made frosting for it. Mom also made popcorn! (Popcorn is one of the things on this planet that, um, is really good!) So we ate cake and popcorn, and for desert, guess what...? Homemade French fries! This was totally disgusting and sort of wonderful at the same time!
Okay, I thought about attaching our frosting recipe at the end of this post, but I think it’s probably copyrighted by Wilton. Maybe if I posted it, I would be hunted by angry cake decorators with their frosting bag canons and powdered sugar bombs! Hmmm... I’d better not.
Okay, I thought about attaching our frosting recipe at the end of this post, but I think it’s probably copyrighted by Wilton. Maybe if I posted it, I would be hunted by angry cake decorators with their frosting bag canons and powdered sugar bombs! Hmmm... I’d better not.
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