Merry Christmas ya'll!! I hope you all had a nice one! Jesus is the reason for the season for the season ~ Elana

Things In My House Thursday

Today, I present to everyone, for TIMHT, ........ our Christmas tree! We put it up the day after Thanksgiving. I guess it's kind of like a tradition to put it up then. Zach packed it with ornaments this year! I think almost all of our ornaments are on this tree! Zach and I put up the train around the tree this year. Eventually, with the presents under the tree, we can make a bridge and stuff. The train is pretty old, but it still goes and blows it's whistle.

This is a favorite ornament of the Nativity Scene.I like the way this one in the "book" is kind of 3D.

I believe this one of the snowman is "my" ornament. We used to each get an ornament every year for each of us. Now we get an ornament for the family. I think we got the above Nativity Scene ornament last year.

I have no idea who's ornament this one is, but I have always loved it! I thought it was so cute! The Crayola is awesome.

Ahh, finally, my "Baby's First Christmas" ornament. This just happens (heehee) to be my absolute favorite ornament! I love the cube deal going on and the letters, too. It's finally how we get emotionally attached to your first year ornaments.

I love the inside of it! You can't see it, but it has a tree in the right corner.... Oh, and the safety pin on the front of it I love...

Okay, enough! Snap out of it! I would love to see ya'll Christmas decor, too! (Quote for the day is: To the top of Mount Wanna Hocka Loogie!) ~ tootles, sourpatch :)

BEST Regional Results

Hey, sorry it's been so long since I last posted.... I have been so busy with the BEST robotics competition! We went to Fort Smith, AR for the Regionals on Thursday through Friday. We won 17th out of 40 teams and the BEST T-Shirt Design award! We were really excited!! We worked so hard for it and I think we did especially good for being a rookie team. We beat a lot of other teams that had competed at Regionals before. I'm sad, but glad it's over. I'll try and post a little better now. ~ sourpatch

New Pictures

I just uploaded a ton of pictures to my Flickr! You can check those out HERE. Thanks for looking! I love ya'lls support. Thanks, sourpatch!

Halloween

These year we didn't really do anything big for Halloween. Mom got some candy at the store and we had our grandma and a friend over for a bonfire. We have a fire pit out here at our new house and so that was our first bonfire! It was very enjoyable and we even had smore's. It was quite a big flame and the neighbors even new we had a fire it was so big! Sorry, no pictures of it though. Zachary went around the neighbored and got some candy to eat dressed as a homeless person. He was quite a well dressed homeless person, I'd have to see. The most most well dressed homeless person I've seen in a while. We went to GoodWill to see what kind of clothes they had and we scored. Between our grandma and Goodwill he went out of the house with a checkered vest that was buttoned wrong, jeans too short, star glitter glasses, cheap pink hat, and a headband (I think that was his idea...). We almost got him a red diamond tie at Goodwill, but passed on it after seeing the price. Oh well. We had a good time and I had all the candy I wanted after eating one of Zach's gummies that was not so appetizing. Anyway, we had our tiki torches lit and Zach carved pumpkins the day before. Also, we had the BEST competition on Saturday and we won! We actually won over 9 other teams who'd mostly been competing before. We won 3rd for our robot and the top awards for: Most Robust Robot, Spirit and Sportsmanship, Best Robotics Notebook, and something else....Rachel will have to comment and fill me in. Okay, here are the pictures:

Okay, so this is an average pumpkin. More cute than scary...I love it!

Okay, now this one's scaring me....quite a bit, too. I was just informed by my brother that, "This is what happens when bad little bumpkins I MEAN pumpkins don't brush their teeth!" Come on, the teeth attached with toothpicks, I don't think so. So elegant, yet so entertaining.

Here's our robot! We built it from a pile of materials in 6 weeks and it works like a charm. Love it! Sorry it's such a long post, fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat. (No clue why I just said that) sourpatch

TIMHT (Piggy Bank)

I love my piggy bank! I got him a few years back from dad for my birthday. I haven't opened him but a couple times. I'm going to wait until he's full first. Here are some pictures: Under View

Above View

Moving (The Process)

So we've finally moved in, or...kind of. We're now living in the new house, but some of the upstairs stuff is still not moved out yet. We're doing that on weekends and such. Here are some pictures of the process of moving my room. It was hard, but really fun. I liked moving my own stuff rather than the living room, kitchen, etc. It was also fun to put all my stuff in my room and clean and everything. I've never had my own room before, so this is quite an experience! Rachel and I share a bathroom. We decided to paint it the same blue as in my room. So, I did that 2 Saturday's ago. It turned out really good, no pictures of it though.... Maybe later. Okay, so procede: These are the colors I picked for my room. Nobody else was too crazy about them, but I am attracted to blue and green together.

As you know, this is the room that Rachel and I shared in our old house. I miss our dots....

Ya'll haven't seen when we changed our beds around, but we moved them against the wall to avoid the claustraphobia. And, yes, I am aware that it is a total wreck in here. I didn't try and make it look messy, either.... Anyway, this is in the middle of moving our room.

It actually looked smaller without our furniture in it.... We transported the dresser, nightstand, and chest of drawers the day before this picture. This is my new room...before I painted it. So, the question here is: should I have left the murals? The lady that lived here before was an artist and painted for a side job. She did these and the other murals in the other rooms. Everybody wanted me to keep them, but I liked and still like the green and blue better. I guess because I remember their stuff in there with the murals. Painting it just makes it seem like my own room, you know?

Okay, so here it is painted. We had sooo much trouble painting these colors! I did the blue and green on alternating walls. When my dad finished painting them, they looked splotchy because of some touch-up jobs. So, my grandma helped me paint them again with the paint we had left. I'm glad I only had to do the bathroom and 1 coat of painting in the whole house. Other family members didn't fare so well.... I had just gotten my stuff over there in this picture so it was still junky. Excuse me. Here we are now. We left the polka dotted comforters at the old house and we're going to get some new ones. Target had some on sale, we just have to watch the adds. Preferably I want something with geometric, stripes, dots, etc. I think I'll probably get that for my birthday... (hint, hint) This was a long post! Woohee! Now I have to go organize the craft stuff...that should be fun.......

Moving!!

We're actually moving! For the past few days and the next few days, we're moving. I can't believe we're actually moving things. We're sleeping in our old house tonight and tomorrow we're renting a U-Haul and moving beds and the rest of the "necessities" like pots and pans, food, etc. We're all excited! We've never moved before and it's going to be a big change! My room is painted neon green and bright blue! I love it! You almost need sunglasses to walk in it. :) I'm going and try to get pictures of it when we're settled and make a nice big post about it, but for now you get a picture of my nightstand with empty drawers. Talk to you in a couple days! Check my Flickr for new pictures! I'm going to upload some now. sourpatch

15 German Shepards VS 1 Cat

This came in an email, and I thought it way too good to let pass. I love how they incorporated scripture into such a setting. It's cute, too....

Vacation

We just got back from vacation a few days ago! That's why there's been no new posts....I've been sleeping for days. Okay, not really that long, but close. And riding in the car...for....lets see........over 23 hours in a few days. I could run and jump for miles! Our grandparents let us use their vacation "cabin" in the mountains. Above are just a few pictures from vacation, there are sure to be more popping up on my flickr all the time! So make sure to check. 'Till the next post or comment! Cheerio.

(Okay, I was going to upload pictures here, but the computers giving my problems, I'll have to go put it in the corner! You can look on my Flickr for some of my pictures. Sorry...)

Tagged!

I was tagged by Mary. 1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:05 2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Prince Caspian 4. What is your favorite TV show? No clue.... 5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Pancakes 6. What is your middle name? Confidential 7. What food do you dislike? Eggplant :shudders: 8. What is your favorite CD at moment? I don't listen to much music. 9. What kind of car do you drive? That's confidential too. 10. Favorite sandwich? I don't like sandwiches, but probably turkey with colby jack. 11. What characteristic do you despise? Long noses. 12. Favorite item of clothing? Pants/shorts 13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? It doesn't matter as long as I get to take a cruise there! 14. Favorite brand of clothing? Whatever's on sale. 15. Where would you retire to? In the same town as my family. 16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Um, I don't know... 17. Favorite sport to watch? Basketball 18. When is your birthday? No answer. 19. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night, definitely. 20. What is your shoe size? Big 21. Pets? Raspberry, she's a rabit. Zach has a parakeet called Kiwi. 22. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? We're moving. 23. What did you want to be when you were little? A vet, I changed my mind after looking at the additional school years and the possibility of being bitten by some mangled dog with rabies and worms.... Ugh. 24. How are you today? Still a little sleepy, but other than that, I'm doing just fine. 25. What is your favorite candy(lollie/chocolate)? Sour Patch Kids (ooh, now I'm getting hungry. 26. What is your favourite flower? Daisy 27. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? The 3rd. 28. What is your full name? That's confidential, too. Pity. 29. What are you listening to right now? Nothing, it takes concentration typing you know! 30. What was the last thing you ate? Poptart, andn it was goooood. 31. Do you wish on stars? No, never even thought about it. 32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Blue 33. How is the weather right now? Just fine, maybe a little chilly. 34. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? Haven't spoken to anyone yet. 35. Favorite soft drink? Coca Cola!! 36. Favorite restaurant? Chili's 37. Real hair color? .... 38. What was your favorite toy as a child? Mud, and our wonderful mud cakes! 39. Summer or winter? Winter! 40. Hugs or kisses? Kisses 41. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla 42. Coffee or tea? None 43. When was the last time you cried? Not for a while, let's think, I think it was at a game because I didn't get to play much.... 44. What is under your bed? All my stuff. 45. What did you do last night? Did extra school to get ahead for the rest of the week. 46. What are you afraid of? The dark, snakes 47. Salty or sweet? Salty 48. How many keys on your key ring? Teehee...1 49. How many years at your current job? I'm a full time obeying kid, so, that would be however old I am... 50. Favorite day of the week? Saturday 51. How many places have you lived in? 1 52. Do you make friends easily? Kind of. I tag: Rachel sourpatch

Friday 5

Here are questions that you must all answer!! Last one's more for adults..... 1. What’s the cutest of the small, furry animals? 2. What predator impresses you the most? 3. After which animal will you name your professional sports team? 4. What’s an unusual animal that you know a little something about? 5. Your high school probably had some kind of mascot or symbol, but based on your memories of it, what animal should REALLY have been the emblem? Okay, by the way, we're moving! Not that far, just about 10 minutes from where we are now, but the house has a lot more needed room. We're all excited about moving and I myself think the moving process will be fun. It can't be that bad...right? sourpatch

Happy Birthday MSM!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MSM!!

I hope you have a really, really, really happy birthday!! Post about it later!! Here's a Starbucks cake to celebrate!

Things In My House Thursday #4

To honor today, I chose my Bible. The first picture is the outside of my Bible cover. And the one below is the inside page. I've always thought this was interesting. And, it's funny, because I remember this day like it was yesterday, even though it was, like, 7 years ago. Wow, that long.... Yep, it's stuck in my mind because Rachel was arguing and throwing some sort of fit because she thought her name should be on the Bible under the "By" part. This Bible was given to Rachel, but since she already had one, guess who inherits it. It's weird the funny things you remember. It wasn't like right after she wrote in it that we all ran downstairs to stare at the TV for a while. Thanks to MommySweetMom, we have this wonderful meme! Go join TIMHT! sourpatch

Brother's Fort

Ok, so I walk in my brothers room some day. And this lovely fort was waiting for me! He has somehow dragged his matress onto it's side leaning against the wall. He also had his pillows on top for a roof. This was at like, 9 PM. So tonight, I've got basketball, and this afternoon I'm engaged in sewing for a couple hours. I'll try and post what I started on. Sorry I've not posted in so long. Been soooo busy with stuff.... ttyl

Things In My House Thursday #3

For TIMHT, (I know, I've missed about 3 weeks), is my turtle from Mexico. It was a dollar, and my dad was about to try and bargain, but she was poor and had a stand in the middle of the street in the sun. He paid a $1. Apparently, it's handpainted.

Oh, just life

Ok, so I admit it! I lazed around a little today. But at least I got my school done! That's got to count for somethin'.........right? I've been messing around with my kind of new Flickr acount. Playing with editing systems and tweaking pictures. Although I am still mustering up the courage to post more pictures on my photo blog. I do actually take more good pictures than those, I promise. I had basketball practice tonight which was really fun! We finally stopped learning plays and have moved on to the fun stuff! We have a really good team this year, so I love staying busy with that. Also, tomorrow morning is biology lab. It seems to come around every week.... We are going to dissect fruits and veggies. So far, it has kind of been a little boring, but I can't wait until we dissect some real things. A lot of that stuff comes next semester though. Sadly. I know Mary, more 4-H, but just one last thing! Here is a Flickr account of a 4-H forestry guy from another county. The pictures are really worth looking at. That's all I'll ramble on for tonight, hopefully an update tomorrow with the findings of the dissection. sourpatch

Sunday Morning...and 4-H Regional Competition

So here it it, Sunday morning. Watching Scooby Doo and having nothing to do with the drizzle outside. I know, I know, I haven't posted in a while, I'm ashamed.... But today is the day! Or rather yesterday was the day. We had the regional 4-H competition yesterday. My Life Skills team got 3rd out of, oh, maybe 15 teams. Yay! We were happy. And Rachel's Forestry team got 1st! That was a big accomplishment. Also, Rachel got 1st for the individual high score. We were all very excited!! Anyway, enough of 4-H. We went swimming yesterday night after the compeition with friends! It was a blast! I do have another post written up, just haven't posted it yet. sourpatch

Weatherman and Greenscreen

Ok, I had to post this one.... Just 3:00 wasted minutes of my and your life. sourpatch

Brillante Weblog Award!

I have gracefully been bestowed the Brillante Weblog bloggy award by Mary Christophermas!

-The Rules- 1. Put the logo on your blog 2. Link to the person you received your award from 3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs 4. Put links to those blogs on your site 5. Leave messages on the blogs you've nominated Here are my nominees:

Miz Booshay

Brooklyn

Lewsakura

Miky

The Pioneer Woman

Kreatively Kristin Photography

Honbless Photography

Painted In Pixels

Please participate in this award chain! Thanks, sourpatch