Just two days 'till D-day!! I'm leaving with my dear friend Sandy for my dear friend Courtney's on the 1st of August. Sandy and I are leaving after church on Sunday. We won't be getting back until August 9th.
We're going to go see the town where Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) grew up in (Hannibal, MO). We're going to St. Louis, MO, and to Nashville, TN.... and we will also get to stop and see some great friend whom we haven't seen in quite a while!!!!
I will most definitely post after I get back and hopefully I'll have a bunch of pictures for you to see. =)
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
"Fireflies" - harp rendition
I love this rendition of Owl City's "Fireflies".... it makes me wish I had learned the harp. ;)
Friday, July 23, 2010
Abundance
These last two weeks I had a splendid visit with my Aunt and cousins from VA. My cousins Kirsten and Jordan and my brother Isaac and I went to the Mall of America to shop our hearts out. We spent many nights (and a few hours during the day) watching a bunch of pretty good movies. In essance my last two weeks have been quite out of the norm.
Now that it is time to get back to work we've realized that our (very huge) garden is quite full of well grown weeds and tons of produce!!! How exciting (not the part about the weeds) that it is not even August and we will be eating corn-on-the-cob in a week!!! Our green beans are ready and mom has already canned three canner loads. We've gotten some carrots already, a few little cherry tomatoes, beets, turnips....
Today for lunch I ate my first fried green tomato of the year. The flavor!!! Believe it or not my Grammy would not try one... (which reminded me of one of my favorite books as a child, "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss).
Anyway lunch is almost over and then it's off to the garden. My parents are lucky they have so many darling children that love working in the garden as much as they do because there is a good weeks worth of work to do out there. And it doesn't end there.
Since we had such an early Spring and were able to plant early we're going to have a month longer growing season!!! That means way more canning... errrrrrr. lol It's worth it in the end though.
When winter rolls around and there are savory, homegrown, green beans, carrots, beets, corn, tomatoes, and other produce... the hard work is paid off.
Now that it is time to get back to work we've realized that our (very huge) garden is quite full of well grown weeds and tons of produce!!! How exciting (not the part about the weeds) that it is not even August and we will be eating corn-on-the-cob in a week!!! Our green beans are ready and mom has already canned three canner loads. We've gotten some carrots already, a few little cherry tomatoes, beets, turnips....
Today for lunch I ate my first fried green tomato of the year. The flavor!!! Believe it or not my Grammy would not try one... (which reminded me of one of my favorite books as a child, "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss).
Anyway lunch is almost over and then it's off to the garden. My parents are lucky they have so many darling children that love working in the garden as much as they do because there is a good weeks worth of work to do out there. And it doesn't end there.
Since we had such an early Spring and were able to plant early we're going to have a month longer growing season!!! That means way more canning... errrrrrr. lol It's worth it in the end though.
When winter rolls around and there are savory, homegrown, green beans, carrots, beets, corn, tomatoes, and other produce... the hard work is paid off.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Graduation Party Pictures
The graduates, Norah and I.
The photographer (well not really, he's a good friend... but he happens to be a pretty darn good picture taker), and Matt.
Me and two of my old friends Anna and Laura.
Norah and her boyfriend Steve who was visiting from TN.
This is my dad's Dad. He is a professional chef and he made a lot of the food!! ...it was so good.
Our picture boards and card baskets. =)
Norah and I with our cakes... we thought we wouldn't need two big cakes but to our surprise they were both gone before the night was over! 
Norah and I drove down the road a ways and picked some of the most beautiful, wild flowers. Wednesday, June 23, 2010
On Graduation Day
Today is the big day.
It is a mile stone, a tipping point, the next step
along the road of life.
We've come so far!
You are here today to celebrate with us our graduation
from the twelve years of adventure in school.
Truly though, when the rubber meets the road
we are not the ones who deserve all the praise and applaud.
No... but if you happen to meet up with our parents
be sure to shake their and or give them a pat on the back.
A round of applause would not be undeserved.
You see, they were the ones who sat up late into the night
trying to explain to us
the logic of math and the poetry of English.
They were the ones who helped build our dreams for the future,
expand our horizons, and most importantly,
they brought us up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
We can't even fully understand yet,
the pains and love and effort they put into our live,
but today...
They are the ones to whom the congratulations is due.
Thank you, Dad and Mom!
It is a mile stone, a tipping point, the next step
along the road of life.
We've come so far!
You are here today to celebrate with us our graduation
from the twelve years of adventure in school.
Truly though, when the rubber meets the road
we are not the ones who deserve all the praise and applaud.
No... but if you happen to meet up with our parents
be sure to shake their and or give them a pat on the back.
A round of applause would not be undeserved.
You see, they were the ones who sat up late into the night
trying to explain to us
the logic of math and the poetry of English.
They were the ones who helped build our dreams for the future,
expand our horizons, and most importantly,
they brought us up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
We can't even fully understand yet,
the pains and love and effort they put into our live,
but today...
They are the ones to whom the congratulations is due.
Thank you, Dad and Mom!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Observations of a night-shift Milk Maid
I took a moment to listen to the lackadaisical whippoorwills. Their sweet, monotonous call was the only thing that betrayed their hiding places from under the cloak of dusk.
There was hardly a cloud in the sky as the moon rose brightly on the dark earth. What few stars that were sure enough, to compete with the waxing moon, shone dimly around the horizon's edge. I wondered, in my ignorance, just how far the moon's eerie light stretched. I imagined that it was beaming down upon all my beloved friends and the ones that I hold dearest.
I was curious as to how such a steady figure in the heavens, could contend with the lazy evening. How it could patiently await for the unpunctual night to arrive, later and later as the summer solstice drew near, I did not know.
The crickets, who had been out in the early evening, had long since risen up in chorus; each cricket to his own syncopated beat.
On the fragrant breeze were damp earthy smells one could not find anywhere but beyond the limits of a foggy city.
As the moon climbed higher into the indigo sky, I could hear a small gathering of coyotes sing. They crept from their posts in the benevolent forest of pines to offer their tribute to the almost-crescent-less brilliance of the moon.
Dark hills arose in defiance to gravity, giving birth to a jagged line separating Earth from Heaven.
I beheld the marvelous night.
There was hardly a cloud in the sky as the moon rose brightly on the dark earth. What few stars that were sure enough, to compete with the waxing moon, shone dimly around the horizon's edge. I wondered, in my ignorance, just how far the moon's eerie light stretched. I imagined that it was beaming down upon all my beloved friends and the ones that I hold dearest.
I was curious as to how such a steady figure in the heavens, could contend with the lazy evening. How it could patiently await for the unpunctual night to arrive, later and later as the summer solstice drew near, I did not know.
The crickets, who had been out in the early evening, had long since risen up in chorus; each cricket to his own syncopated beat.
On the fragrant breeze were damp earthy smells one could not find anywhere but beyond the limits of a foggy city.
As the moon climbed higher into the indigo sky, I could hear a small gathering of coyotes sing. They crept from their posts in the benevolent forest of pines to offer their tribute to the almost-crescent-less brilliance of the moon.
Dark hills arose in defiance to gravity, giving birth to a jagged line separating Earth from Heaven.
I beheld the marvelous night.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
To Go or Not to Go
My grandma was over for dinner a few evenings ago and my mom was happily telling her, "I'll have you know your granddaughter signed up on FastWeb [a website that helps you get scholarships and grants for college] today and is looking into collage degrees..." (or something like that). My Grammy said something about all the different degrees you can take now, and my father remarked, "there are about 50 degrees outside...."
Leave it to my dad to say something funny. Nevertheless he had some truth in his jest. I've been thinking about life and careers and the more I think about it the more a 'career' or going to school for a career seems unappealing to me. I have a desire to learn and there are numerous 'fields' I would enjoy going into.
My first question in considering college was, "how do I decide what I want to do?". No doubt a common question. But even if I were to buckle down to a few different options, what would I do with what I learned or a degree?
The truth is this: I don't want a career. Going to college means debt... and you have to have a good job/career to pay for what you learn. I don't like debt. I do like work though.
Being in school for all of high school I've spent a lot of my time sitting at a desk or on my bed studying. Therefore, during school, I get out of the habit of helping around the house as much and working around our farm... which makes me less content.
I've realized that for what I want to do with my life, a college degree is unnecessary. I am the happiest when I'm helping my mom tend to normal life chores and tasks.
The #1 job I could ever have would be my service to my family (present and future) and someday I hope to be a helpmeet and a housewife. I don't think there could be any more noble occupation for a woman in God's eyes.
This of course doesn't mean I won't go to college if I get the choice. But I'm not going to just go because that's what everyone else does.
So we'll see what the future holds.
Leave it to my dad to say something funny. Nevertheless he had some truth in his jest. I've been thinking about life and careers and the more I think about it the more a 'career' or going to school for a career seems unappealing to me. I have a desire to learn and there are numerous 'fields' I would enjoy going into.
My first question in considering college was, "how do I decide what I want to do?". No doubt a common question. But even if I were to buckle down to a few different options, what would I do with what I learned or a degree?
The truth is this: I don't want a career. Going to college means debt... and you have to have a good job/career to pay for what you learn. I don't like debt. I do like work though.
Being in school for all of high school I've spent a lot of my time sitting at a desk or on my bed studying. Therefore, during school, I get out of the habit of helping around the house as much and working around our farm... which makes me less content.
I've realized that for what I want to do with my life, a college degree is unnecessary. I am the happiest when I'm helping my mom tend to normal life chores and tasks.
The #1 job I could ever have would be my service to my family (present and future) and someday I hope to be a helpmeet and a housewife. I don't think there could be any more noble occupation for a woman in God's eyes.
This of course doesn't mean I won't go to college if I get the choice. But I'm not going to just go because that's what everyone else does.
So we'll see what the future holds.
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