Modesty Survey

I found this survey online a while ago that was really informative to read and look at. This was set up a while ago where girls ask these questions about modesty and boys will answer them.  It is a great to see what I might think is perfectly modest is actually a stumbling block for boys.  You gals should REALLY check it out. http://www.therebelution.com/modestysurvey/browse

Saturday Mornings

Ok so Saturday mornings, you know when you sleep late.  Then get up, read a book while drinking hot tea.  Well that is exactly what I would want to do.  The only problem is my parents, their idea of sleeping late is oh, 6:30-7:00.  My bedroom is in the loft, the only thing blocking me from there noises is a curtain.  So every Friday night I will think to my self "Tomorrow will be Saturday I can sleep late, I will stay up a little latter."  Then Saturday mornings my Mom and Dad will get up, make coffee (sometimes they have to grind the coffee beans up), turn on some music (they try to keep it quite, but I hear it anyway), talk, and make plans for the day.  So I end up getting up at 7:30, that is late for me because on a school day I get up at 6:30, but still I would like to be able to sleep until 8:30, that would be REALLY cool.  Oh well, I am fine with it at least I wake up to cool 80s music, my Mom and Dad have GREAT taste in music, the smell of coffee.  I could actually sleep later on the week days, because when Dad gets up, around 5:30ish, he goes straight to work.  When the boys get up the start school, and Mom helps Jono with school or does her morning devotion.   

Photography Challenge- Days Three and Four

Sorry I didn't post yesterday!!!! I had a TON of school to do before break (we are going skiing next week).  So I am just making up for it today

Day Three- What You are Reading

So this is the book I am reading at the moment- Sierra Jensen collection I am on book three, GREAT books! I am probably going to do a post of my favorite books soon maybe after vacation. So stay tuned for that 

Day Three- A photo that makes you happy 

Ok so I just LOVE this picture, Olivia is looking all cute and stuff.  Then the baby (we shall call him Mr. T) is all like "WHAT the heck is happening! I am so confused, strange but I kinda like it." That night that we took this picture was chock full of memories too so I am just happy when I see this pic.

Day Four- The Sky

So before I realized that I had to take a picture of the sky today.  I was all like, I am SO taking a pic of that sky! So happiness, it is BEAUTIFUL! The picture does not even do it justice. 

The other day four was were we went last on vacation, and we are HORRIBLE at taking pictures soooo we have none, sorry.  I am getting ready to go again so maybe I will take some pictures this time.  Also last vacation I didn't have a camera and I am the only one that really takes pics, sooooooo yeah.

TATA!

Photography Challenge- Day Two

Today I was supposed to do a picture of my closet, slight problem, I don't really have a closet.  I have a bedroom in the loft so I do have a tiny room off the side of my room, but I don't really call it a closet.  Anyways I took a picture of it. It is kinda hard to tell but that it is just a little room my mom and dad added in the loft when they were building our house.  When I moved up to the loft I cleared it out, bought a nice rug, a TV, and a DVD player, I also made a little yellow bookshelf, you can see the edge of it in the picture.

Day Two-Your Closet

And the other one-

Day Two- A photo or yourself a year ago

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Snow

So it is snowing the most beautiful, stunning thick snow flacks right now.  I was getting ready for bed when I stepped outside and found is falling.  I guess that it is not really that exciting, but it was just so beautiful in the light of the porch.  Any who, my camera was almost out of battery but I ran out side to snap a few pictures.  This is the only one I got before it dyed.  The funny thing is that all that I could see was the big snow flakes falling quitly and gently straight to the ground.  When I took the picture though the camera captured these crazy flurries of little snow flakes making it seem more like a crazy snow storm  then a gentle snow.  I am sure if I thought long enough I could think of some kind of deep meaning about how it is similar to life.  For now though I am content to just marvel at how amazingly beautiful it is and how AWESOME the God I serve is! 

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Cinderella

I have been trying to decide the past couple days if I should put this on here.  I finally gave in......

I was bored one Sunday afternoon soooooo I came up with this-

Once apon a time there was a girl named Cinderella

Cinderella had two evil stepsisters that made Cinderella work all day 

One day they heard that the prince was having a grand ball at the castle.  He was going to find his queen.  The stepsisters told Cinderella that she could not go to the ball.  After Cinderella worked all day on making the sisters as beautiful as possible.  Cinderella sat down and cried because she could not go to the ball. 

All of the sudden a fairy appeared saying "I am your fairy godmother, and you SHALL go the that ball!" The fairy waved her wand over Cinderella getting her "ball ready". 

 With that the fairy godmother sent Cinderella on her way.

At the ball the prince danced with only Cinderella all night.  That night he asked her to marry him.  She said yes, and everyone lived happily ever after!   (well everyone that is except the stepsisters)

TADA! I made a few changes from the original story, but there you go.  I had a ton of fun doing this, but I will say that my face HURT from removing and reapplying makeup so many times  

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Pink Peppermint Patties

Well yesterday was Peppermint Patty Day, so in honor of this great occasion I made some peppermint patties, here is the recipe.

Mix one one can sweetened condensed milk with two tablespoons peppermint extract. I didn't have peppermint extract so I used peppermint oil.  I just used a little bit of peppermint oil, I didn't measure it out so I am not sure how much I used.  If you want your patties to be really pepperminty just use more peppermint extract and vise versa.  Oh and if you are using peppermint extract, be prepared for the mixture to look like snot, because the extract is colored a strange green, then mixed with the thick milk, it also bubbles a little bit when you stir it, you get snot.

 In honor of valentines day I mixed some pink food coloring in.

 then start adding powdered sugar, one cup at a time.  I ended up adding four cups.

 When it looks about like this, get out some wax paper and form it into patties with your hands.

They should look about like this- Let them sit for an hour, then flip them over and let the other side air dry for an hour.  I have found that it is handy when flipping the first time, I will use a metal spatula to get them off the wax paper.  Oh when you are making the patties, if the mixture is sticking to your hands, just dust your hands with powdered sugar. 

 melt chocolate chips and add shortening I used about a half bag chocolate chips and a tablespoon shortening.  Then if you can dip them do that, but I have some trouble getting mine to dip without breaking them.  So I just covered the top of them, let it dry, flipped them, and did the other side. This part didn't turn out too pretty but it still tastes good!

Then I melted some white chocolate chips and shortening, I used a little less shortening on the white then on the dark.  I added pink food coloring to the chocolate.  Then I put the chocolate in a small ziplock bag, cut a small slit in the corner of the bag, and squeezed the chocolate over the patties.   

 Enjoy! TATA!